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Some recent
excavations at Hierakonpolis show possible proves that the
zombies cold have been present in the Pre- dynastic Egypt
(around 3500 BC). Since the most modern techniques were used
at this work there are chances to find the scientific facts
that may bring some light in this problem.
Even from the
start of the pre-dynastic searches, W.M Flinders Petrie said
about many headless but also intact burials found once with
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The excavations at
sites like Gerzeh also revealed other burials of this type
but no complete explanations were found. The recently works
in the cemetery of Hierakonpolis (the non-elite one, HK43),
that lasted from 1996 till 2004 revealed more headless
burials, additional to the 21 bodies with the cervical
vertebrae cut marking the signs of a full decapitation.
The bodies are both
of women and men, with ages from 16 to 65. The cut marks`
standard position and number show a much bigger effort than
the one needed to cause the decease of an uninfected
individual. The cut marks are from the front and on the
second cervical vertebrae. The standard positions shows that
the injuries are not made in normal conditions. The
individuals with cut marks are in less than 4 percents from
the population of the cemetery.
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This can mean that the zombies in
the ancient Egypt were not such a huge threat, and
the ones that manifested this disease were
eliminated (although there are cemeteries where the
cannibalism evidences were found and this suggests
that some of the zombies had a good meal before
being killed). If the virus was left unchecked, it
could cause many victims and also could need some
courageous and firm actions that would had as
results the evolution of the early kingship in
Hierakonpolis and in Egypt. That is why maybe a
complex review of the skeletal remains and
excavation records from the Mesopotamian cities is
needed. Although this may seem only a speculative
theory, the decapitated individuals` brains may
offer the potential for a scientific research.
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The scientists are
looking to develop an important research project to find out
if the virus` remnants are possible to be taken from the
preserved brains and, especially, if the virus is yet
active. It is active a vaccination against it can be
developed, and so this danger that seems to be the source of
many individuals` threat can be destroyed.
There is little
information about the period of time in which the virus
stays dormant, and that is why the possibility of another
outbreak is still possible anytime, especially if its
history at Hierakonpolis is taken into consideration. For
those who want to know even more about the zombies in the
ancient Egypt, Tom Flanigan, an expert in zombies`
eradication at United States Forestry Service has an
interesting report about it. It is fascinating, for those
interested in subject, to know that zombies are not a modern
subject only.
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