2 skeletons discovered, believed to be eunuchs from Ancient Egypt

Tue, 02/05/2017 - 15:29


Hend El-Behary

At the recent excavations at the Ptolemaic-Roman site in Quesna, Monufiya city, a group of researchers discovered two individuals' skeletons, who might have been eunuchs, in 151 interments, according to a report released by Forbes.

The team of archaeologists, comprised of Scott Haddow from the University of Bordeaux, Sonia Zakrzwski from the University of Southampton and Joanne Rowland from the University of Edinburgh, presented their "unusual" findings at the American Association of Physical Anthropologists conference last week.

The team said the method in which the two skeletons were buried and the skeletal irregularities, including above-average height, might indicate a congenital condition rather than castration.

According to the report, Haddow and his colleagues began to suspect these individuals that they were possibly eunuchs because castration before the onset of puberty typically results in people who are tall and slender with broad hips, narrow shoulders, and a sunken chest.

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