{"id":3619,"date":"2023-10-08T13:43:40","date_gmt":"2023-10-08T13:43:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=3619"},"modified":"2023-10-08T13:43:40","modified_gmt":"2023-10-08T13:43:40","slug":"michael-jackson-face-in-ancient-egyptian-bust-leaves-fans-convinced-time-travel-is-real","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=3619","title":{"rendered":"Michael Jackson face in ancient Egyptian bust leaves fans convinced time travel is real"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"sub-title\">An ancient Egyptian bust found in a museum has left conspiracy theorists baffled after noticing it bore a striking resemblance to Michael Jackson, leading some to believe the King of Pop was a time traveller<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharebar-top-sentinel\">A 300-year-old Egyptian bust has left <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/latest\/time-travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow noopener\" data-content-type=\"section-topic\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\">time travel<\/a>\u00a0fanatics in awe after many noticed it looked just like\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/latest\/michael-jackson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow noopener\" data-content-type=\"section-topic\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\">Michael Jackson<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">\n<div class=\"sharebar\" data-share-image=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/incoming\/article31107179.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200\/0_FILES-US-ENTERTAINMENT-MUSIC-FILM-HBO-JACKSON.jpg\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/michael-jackson-face-egyptian-bust-31106823\" data-context=\"share-bar-31106823\" data-friendly-name=\"Share Bar Link Click\" data-max-times-to-track-links=\"5\" data-article-id=\"31106823\" data-stream-id=\"dailystar-31106823\">\n<div class=\"bookmark-share\">\n<p>The statue is thought to have been carved between 1550 BC and 1050 BC during the New Kingdom period \u2013 thousands of years before the King of Pop&#8217;s birth in 1958.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-vip-slot\" class=\"gpt in-article gpt-no-ad-label fixed-slots\" style=\"background: #ffffff; border: 0px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; align-items: center; display: block; justify-content: center; overflow: hidden; z-index: 1; clear: both; height: 8px; color: #141414; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; max-height: 8px;\" data-config=\"{&quot;includeInHeaderBidding&quot;:true,&quot;componentType&quot;:&quot;gpt&quot;,&quot;injectionConditions&quot;:[{&quot;condition&quot;:&quot;stopONAffiliateContent&quot;},{&quot;condition&quot;:&quot;stopONActiveLegalProceedings&quot;},{&quot;condition&quot;:&quot;stopONAdvertorialContent&quot;}],&quot;referenceNode&quot;:&quot;.article-body &gt; p:nth-of-type(2)&quot;,&quot;usedInTakeovers&quot;:true,&quot;relativePos&quot;:&quot;after&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;VIP&quot;,&quot;targeting&quot;:{&quot;index&quot;:4,&quot;hivis&quot;:&quot;n&quot;,&quot;hbPlacements&quot;:&quot;d-vip&quot;},&quot;sizes&quot;:[[8,8]],&quot;hideOnSensitiveArticle&quot;:true,&quot;additionalClass&quot;:&quot;in-article&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;div-gpt-ad-vip-slot&quot;,&quot;bidders&quot;:{&quot;ozone&quot;:&quot;1420432301&quot;,&quot;xandr&quot;:&quot;29635749&quot;}}\" data-gpt-placeholder=\"\" data-response-start=\"985.7000000029802\" data-type=\"gpt\"><\/div>\n<p>The uncanny bust has led some conspiracy theorists to wonder whether MJ was really a secret time traveller. Jackson even set the music video to his 1993 smash hit &#8220;Remember the Time&#8221; in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/latest\/ancient-egypt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow noopener\" data-content-type=\"section-topic\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\">ancient Egypt.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p id=\"amp-readmore-target\"><b><i>For the latest brilliantly b<\/i><\/b><b><i>izarre news from the Daily Star,\u00a0<\/i><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/news\/\" data-content-type=\"section\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\"><b><i>click here<\/i><\/b><\/a><b><i>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The theory has become so wide-spread, fans of the singer even flock to the Chicago Field Museum in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/latest\/united-states\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow noopener\" data-content-type=\"section-topic\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\">US<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 where the bust is kept \u2013 in a bid to catch a glimpse of his ancient Egyptian lookalike. One\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/latest\/reddit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow noopener\" data-content-type=\"section-topic\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\">Reddit<\/a>\u00a0user who visited the carving wrote: &#8220;I saw Michael Jackson in the Egyptian exhibit at the Chicago field museum.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"in-article-image\" data-mod=\"image\" data-orientation=\"landscape\" data-tmdatatrack=\"inline-widget\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"31107922\" data-observed=\"false\" data-init=\"true\" data-tmdatatrack-visible=\"true\">\n<div class=\"spacer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"outer\">\n<div class=\"mod-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/incoming\/article31107922.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Untitled-3.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, 1200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/incoming\/article31107922.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_Untitled-3.jpg 458w,https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/incoming\/article31107922.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Untitled-3.jpg 1200w\" alt=\"Ancient Egyptian statue\" data-inline-image=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"publication-theme-indicator\"><span class=\"caption\">Can you see the resemblance?<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"credit\">(Image: Field Museum)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<section class=\"related-articles-bg\" data-embed-group=\"read-more\" data-embed-items=\"2\" data-ad-dockable=\"true\" data-redesign-embed=\"true\">\n<aside class=\"read-more-links\" data-mod=\"readMoreTweak\" data-immediate=\"\"><\/aside>\n<aside class=\"read-more-links\" data-mod=\"readMoreTweak\" data-immediate=\"\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<\/section>\n<p>Others were quick to chime in with their own observations about the strange lookalike. One joked: &#8220;Neferteehee,&#8221; in reference to the iconic &#8220;hee hee&#8221; noise the musician made in many of his songs. Another added: &#8220;Moonwalk like an Egyptian.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The statue became particularly popular among fans after Jackson&#8217;s death in 2009, with some reportedly even trying to kiss the carving. Darnell Williams, director of guest relations at the museum, commented at the time: &#8220;People are coming from all over the country to see the statue and compare its likeness to the king of pop.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"in-article-image\" data-mod=\"image\" data-orientation=\"portrait\" data-tmdatatrack=\"inline-widget\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"31107181\" data-observed=\"false\" data-init=\"true\">\n<div class=\"outer\">\n<div class=\"spacer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mod-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/incoming\/article31107181.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_FILE-PHOTO-Michael-Jackson-Ranch-Searched-By-Police.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, 1200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/incoming\/article31107181.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_FILE-PHOTO-Michael-Jackson-Ranch-Searched-By-Police.jpg 458w,https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/incoming\/article31107181.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_FILE-PHOTO-Michael-Jackson-Ranch-Searched-By-Police.jpg 1200w\" alt=\"Michael Jackson\" data-inline-image=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"publication-theme-indicator\"><span class=\"caption\">The statue became particularly popular after Michael Jackson&#8217;s 2009 death (file)<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"credit\">(Image: Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"read-more-links\" data-mod=\"readMoreTweak\" data-immediate=\"\">\n<h5 class=\"publication-theme-icon publication-theme-border\"><\/h5>\n<\/aside>\n<p>In particular, some sleuths think the limestone carving&#8217;s damaged nose looks like the pop star&#8217;s upturned beak after plastic surgery.<\/p>\n<p>But there&#8217;s a simple explanation for this similarity. A curator at the museum said: &#8220;95% of Egyptian statues and busts were defiled by early Christians and Muslims because they were used for idolatry. They looked at these as idols and taking the nose off made them &#8216;non-human&#8217;.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"in-article-image\" data-mod=\"image\" data-orientation=\"portrait\" data-tmdatatrack=\"inline-widget\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"31107180\" data-observed=\"false\" data-init=\"true\">\n<div class=\"outer\">\n<div class=\"spacer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mod-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/incoming\/article31107180.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Pop-star-Michael-Jackson-arrives-at-the-Oxford-Uni.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, 1200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/incoming\/article31107180.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_Pop-star-Michael-Jackson-arrives-at-the-Oxford-Uni.jpg 458w,https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/incoming\/article31107180.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Pop-star-Michael-Jackson-arrives-at-the-Oxford-Uni.jpg 1200w\" alt=\"Michael Jackson\" data-inline-image=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"publication-theme-indicator\"><span class=\"caption\">Some fans reckon the statue&#8217;s nose looks particularly like Jackson&#8217;s post-surgery sniffer (file)<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"credit\">(Image: AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>What&#8217;s more, the statue depicts a woman \u2013 meaning it&#8217;s likely the pop sensation wasn&#8217;t a secret time lord after all.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-in-article-slot\" class=\"gpt in-article fixed-slots\" style=\"background: #ffffff; 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But it is shrouded in more mystery as, unlike many Egyptian artefacts, it doesn&#8217;t have any hieroglyphs \u2013 Egyptian symbols used to write \u2013 anywhere on its surface.<\/p>\n<p>This means archaeologists have had a hard time working out why the small statue was created in the first place.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/newsletter-preference-centre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-content-type=\"section\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\">here<\/a>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An ancient Egyptian bust found in a museum has left conspiracy theorists baffled after noticing&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3620,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3619","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"views":41,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3619","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3619"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3619\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3620"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3619"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3619"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3619"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}