Ovis longipes palaeoaegyptiacus was one of the two most commonly domesticated sheep depicted on the reliefs of early pharaonic tombs.
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- Ancient Egyptian corkscrew-horned sheep (en.wikipedia.org)
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0305440324001729 (sciencedirect.com)
- https://interestingengineering.com/culture/5700-year-old-sheep-skulls-indicate-horn-modification-ancient-egypt (interestingengineering.com)
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