April 14, 2009
Posted by Cosmos
Egypt Discovers Dozens Of Well-Preserved Mummies In 4,000-Year-Old Necropolis
Egyptian archaeologists have discovered an ancient necropolis containing dozens of beautifully preserved mummies dating back as far as 4,000 years.
Excavations sponsored by Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities revealed 53 tombs cut into rock south east of the Illahun pyramids in the oasis of Fayoum.
Antiquities chief Zahi Hawass described four of the mummies, dating to the [...]