Egyptian folklore claims that the Bennu bird was born from the heart of Osiris ... which has endured as a symbol of rebirth for over a thousand years. Birds hold a special place in the human ...

Image (from CT scan) by Salima Ikram and others, South African Mummy Project Team Peering inside the linen wrappings of an ancient Egyptian bird mummy, a CT scan has revealed a true rara avis—a ...