3000 years ago, ancient Egyptians prayed to the Hamadryas baboon as the God of the Moon; today it is notorious across Africa for raiding agricultural farms

For more than three millennia, ancient Egyptians held Hamadryas baboons in high regard, associating them with the god Thoth. This deep-rooted reverence manifested prominently in their artistic and religious expressions. Scholars, puzzled by the baboon’s divine status compared to the ibis, have now gained insights through new spectral analysis methods.
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