Hierakonpolis, or dawn of the dead

When was the first zombie attack, historically?  Some archaeologists claim Egypt.

[I]n 1892, a British dig at Hierakonpolis unearthed a nondescript tomb containing a partially decomposed body, whose brain had been infected with the virus (Solanum) that turns people into zombies. In addition, thousands of scratch marks adorned every surface of the tomb, as if the corpse had tried to claw its way out...

(thanks to John Lynch)

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[Steve B]

"Paging Nephren-Ka to the white courtesy phone...Pharaoh of the Black Fane, please pick up the white courtesy phone..."