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Ancient Egypt had far more venomous snakes than the country today, according to our new study of a scroll

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Ancient Egypt had far more venomous snakes than the country today, according to our new study of a scroll. / Winder, Isabelle C.; Wüster, Wolfgang.
In: The Conversation, 16.10.2023.

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Winder, IC & Wüster, W 2023, 'Ancient Egypt had far more venomous snakes than the country today, according to our new study of a scroll' The Conversation. <https://theconversation.com/ancient-egypt-had-far-more-venomous-snakes-than-the-country-today-according-to-our-new-study-of-a-scroll-215102>

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Winder, I. C., & Wüster, W. (2023). Ancient Egypt had far more venomous snakes than the country today, according to our new study of a scroll. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/ancient-egypt-had-far-more-venomous-snakes-than-the-country-today-according-to-our-new-study-of-a-scroll-215102

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Winder IC, Wüster W. 2023. Ancient Egypt had far more venomous snakes than the country today, according to our new study of a scroll. The Conversation.

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Winder, Isabelle C. and Wolfgang Wüster. "Ancient Egypt had far more venomous snakes than the country today, according to our new study of a scroll". The Conversation. 2023.

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Winder IC, Wüster W. Ancient Egypt had far more venomous snakes than the country today, according to our new study of a scroll. The Conversation. 2023 Oct 16.

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Winder, Isabelle C. ; Wüster, Wolfgang. / Ancient Egypt had far more venomous snakes than the country today, according to our new study of a scroll. In: The Conversation. 2023.

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