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Tiny Bone Whistle May Have Been Used by Ancient Egyptian Cops 3,300 Years Ago

Ancient Egyptian guards may have used a tiny cow bone with a hole drilled into it to keep royal tomb workers in order. The strange artifact was discovered in the Akhetaten Stone Village, a workers' ...
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3,300-year-old ancient Egyptian whistle was likely used by police officer tasked with guarding the 'sacred location' of the royal tomb

A 3,300-year-old whistle carved out of a cow's toe bone has been discovered in Akhetaten (modern-day Amarna), an ancient Egyptian capital founded by the father of King Tutankhamun. It is the first ...
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Archaeologists find artefact ancient Egyptian guards used to warn of grave robbers

Archaeologists found a bone whistle used by ancient Egyptian guards to warn of grave robbers, shedding light on how royal tombs were protected. The whistle made from a cow’s toe bone was recovered ...

A series of bone whistles

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This Drilled Cow Bone May Have Been an Ancient Egyptian Cop’s Whistle

A carved-out cow bone found in Egypt is actually an ancient whistle, once used by an Egyptian “police officer.” This officer didn’t use the whistle to direct traffic, though. He was guarding a royal ...
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Bone Whistle

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. FROM CARD: "MADE FROM THE BONE OF A ...