An Archaeological Joke

Recently I read a joke that has to do with archaeology. I thought the joke was funny. What do you think? Here is the joke:

An archaeologist was digging in the Negev desert in Israel and came upon a casket containing a mummy. After examining it, he called the curator of a prestigious natural history museum.

“I've just discovered a 3,000 year old mummy of a man who died of heart failure!” the excited explorer exclaimed.

The curator replied, “Bring him in. We will check it out and see if your calculations are correct.”

A week later, the amazed curator called the archaeologist. “I don't know how you guessed so accurately, but you were right on target about the mummy's age and cause of death. How in the world did you know?”

For the punch line, click here.

Claude Mariottini
Professor of Old Testament
Northern Baptist Seminary


Tags: Archaeology, Joke, Mummy