I sometimes wonder if we really truly understand what the word Old means.

For example, I grew up in a central Illinois town that had Old Buildings, but it turns out

it was only founded in the 1860s.

Moving out to New England changed my perception on what Old actually means.

Here we have houses that are close to 400 years old.

Heck, there's a graveyard, 100 yards from my office window that has tombstones older

than 95% of this country.

And if you go to the UK or Europe, that perception is challenged even more.

We always think the things around us are old, until we discover stuff that's even older.

Honestly, it never fails.

The oldest mummy ever discovered in Egypt was the body of a woman named Lady Rye.

The archaeologist believed that she was about 30 years old when she died over 3500 years

ago.

And her remains have given scientists a great window into the past.

For the past century and a half, she has represented a watermark.

Until now, that is.

At the beginning of 2023, Egyptian archaeologist announced that they had found the mummy of

a man who was buried 800 years before Lady Rye, way back in 2300 BC.

And it's a discovery that proves yet again that there's always something older just waiting

to be discovered.

Some things feel old simply because we've known about them our entire lives.

But for those who know where to look, even the oldest things, like the stories we tell,

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