Skull fractures suggest sacrificial deaths of early Egyptian court officials

A study of remains from the royal cemetery at Umm el-Qa'ab found skull fractures consistent with sacrificial killing, supporting an early Egyptologist's theory that court officials and craftspeople were sacrificed upon a king's death. The findings are based on physical evidence but remain partially inferential, as the exact cause of death is not definitively established. This matters as it could reshape understanding of early dynastic Egyptian funerary practices.