Polish scientists discover ancient Egyptian mummy was pregnant woman

A pregnant Egyptian mummy is seen in this undated handout photo. WARSAW MUMMY PROJECT/Bartosz Bajerski/Handout via REUTERS

WARSAW (Reuters) - An ancient Egyptian mummy once believed to be the remains of a male priest is actually the embalmed body of a woman in the third trimester of pregnancy, Polish scientists said on Friday.

Marzena Ozarek-Szilke, an anthropologist at the Warsaw Mummy Project, was examining a CT scan of a mummy at the National Museum in the Polish capital when she spotted something peculiar.