The remains of six male sheep with altered horns were found at the ancient Egyptian burial complex of Hierakonpolis, dating back to around 3700 BCE, indicating that this practice originated much ...

Ancient sheep buried in an elite grave in Egypt show the oldest evidence of humans deliberately deforming the horns of livestock. Exactly why it was done remains a mystery. In the 5,700-year-old ...

Analysis of skulls and horn core remains suggests that to bring the horns into a parallel, upward position, ancient Egyptians fractured and tied the sheep horns together at the bases.