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We, sitting comfortably in front of our computers here in the 21st century, a mocha-choca-frappe-latte possibly close at hand, like to complain a lot about stress.

Balancing the demands of work, family, health and the full range of entertainment offered our by multi-channel digital TV package, is – after all – a trying daily endeavour. It’s blissful to believe that life was somehow calmer and simpler in the quaint days of ancient history. But the findings of some new studies have suggested that that firmly was not the case.

High levels of the stress hormone cortisol have been detected in the hair of ancient Peruvians – considerably higher levels, it should be noted, than those detected in the hair of humans today.

After 3,000 years it’s appears all but certain that the husband of the mummy of Djedmaatesankh has been found.

We know from her coffin that his name is Paankhntof. She was a musician at the temple of Amun-Re in Thebes - he was a doorkeeper at the same temple (actually something of an important position). 

At the weekend symposium, researchers presented evidence that the mummy of her husband is now located at the Art Institute of Chicago.

Heritage Key broke the story a week ago here.

The research was presented by Gayle Gibson of the Royal Ontario Museum and Stephanie Holowka of the Hospital for Sick Children.

But first – the most interesting aspect – she may not be his only wife!