The "ba" in ancient Egypt represented part of the human soul and was sometimes depicted as a bird that could gather food to feed the deceased, according to Swansea University's Egypt Centre.

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This 2,300-year-old collar, which was worn by a mummy, was discovered in fragments in a tomb in Thebes. The falcons in the top corners signify the god Horus, while the "Ba-bird" at top center ...

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Stone steps lead to an ancient rock-cut tomb in the west bank, in Aswan, Egypt. Archaeologists discovered dozens of mummies at a site in southeast Egypt. Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities ...

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The "ba" in ancient Egypt represented part of the human soul and was sometimes depicted as a bird that could gather food to feed the deceased, according to Swansea University's Egypt Centre.