But more than a century later, a researcher has presented a new theory about the clay artifacts: They were part of a funerary ritual dedicated to Osiris, the ancient Egyptian god of the afterlife.

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Because they mistakenly believed the beetles could spontaneously reproduce, they also connected the bugs with the primary god of creation. In the Egyptian language, the beetle’s name stems from ...