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Sacred Joan of Arc relics actually from Egypt

Expert analysis of remains purported to be those of Joan of Arc has shown they're actually bits of Egyptian mummy, The Telegraph reports. In 1431, the English burnt the 19-year-old as a witch in Rouen, Normandy, elevating the "Maid of Orleans" to instant martyrdom. The jar of bits and bobs - marked "Remains found under the …

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Mummies as cures

Why did the discussion of dried up ancient bodies purporting to effect miraculous cures on the credulous make me think of Gillian McKeith?

Anonymous Coward
Anonymous Coward

Zut alors!

I don't know, but when will the good woman be called by her Real Name, which is "Jeanne Darc" of course. She's not "of the Ark".

The Cat

I think the cat places a stronger case for egypt given what we know of early egyptian cat fetishes.

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