GoKawiilReanalysis of Egyptian skulls finds signs of 'retainer sacrifice'
A new study in Frontiers in Environmental Archaeology re-examined skulls excavated in the 1920s from First Dynasty Egyptian tombs and found that more than a third show evidence of blunt force trauma. Bioarchaeologist Roselyn Campbell of Purdue University led the analysis, applying modern forensic methods to century-old remains to investigate whether servants were killed to accompany early pharaohs into the afterlife.