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Why is there an ironically severe shortage of ancient Egyptian mummies for modern archaeologists to actually study today?

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Why is there an ironically severe shortage of ancient Egyptian mummies for modern archaeologists to actually study today?

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Why is there an ironically severe shortage of ancient Egyptian mummies for modern archaeologists to actually study today?
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