More than 2,000 decomposed ram skulls unearthed in a newly discovered warehouse in the temple of the ancient pharaoh Ramses II will help archeologists uncover more details about one of the oldest ...

Ram skulls, discovered in a storeroom in the ancient Temple of Ramses II in Abydos, Egypt, are seen in a photo provided by the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, March 25, 2023.

The ram skulls themselves, along with the skulls of mummified dogs, goats, cows, gazelles and mongooses, date to much later, showing that devotion to Ramses II extended into the Ptolemaic period ...

The Ram Skull: A Symbol of Determination and Leadership Think of the ram, its heavy, curved horns a testament to its power in clashes for dominance and territory.

Iskander believes the skulls—mostly of rams, but also ewes, dogs, wild goats, mongooses, gazelles, and pigs—and around 150 cow mandibles were all deposited at the same time.

FIGURE 4. Highlight showing the sides of the tombs containing the bull/ram skulls, spheres/circles linked by cords and the shell (A). Note the similarity of the skull and horns to the uterus and ...