17 mummies found in egypt

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Archaeologists have discovered 17 mummies in a complex of catacombs in Minya province, south of Cairo.

The ancient artefacts were reportedly found at the Tuna Al-Gabal site at the city in Upper Egypt.

Experts from the Faculty of Archaeology at Cairo University have been working at the site, near the necropolis of birds and animals.

They were investigating an eight-metre deep burial shaft. Other artefacts have also been found.

The discovery is the first of its kind since 1950, when egyptologist Sami Gabra discovered a burial site of ibis and baboons on that date.

http://www.euronews.com/2017/05/13/1...found-in-egypt

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Mummies lying in catacombs following their discovery in the Tuna el-Gabal district. A total of 17 mummies were discovered in the 2,300-year-old necropolis


Mummies pictured in the catacombs. The mummies have not yet been dated but are believed to date to Egypt's Greco-Roman period, a roughly 600-year span that followed the country's conquest by Alexander the Great in 332 B


The Egyptian Minister of Antiquities Khaled Al-Anani investigates the newly discovered burial site. Pointing to the edges of the necropolis where legs and feet of other mummies could be seen, the minister said that the find 'will be much bigger,' as work is currently in only a preliminary stage


One of the mummies discovered inside the necropolis, with its skull still in tact. It's the first human necropolis to be found in Tuna al-Gabal


A number of mummies are pictured inside the burial site. The mummies were elaborately preserved therefore likely belong to officials and priest, the Egyptian Minister of Antiquities said

'2017 has been a historic year for archaeological discoveries. It's as if it's a message from our ancestors who are lending us a hand to help bring tourists back,' Antiquities Minister Khaled Al-Anani told a news conference announcing the find on Saturday.
Salah Al-Kholi, a Cairo University Egyptology professor who led the mission, said as many as 32 mummies may be in the chamber, including mummies of women, children and infants.


Pictured: several mummies lying in one of the burial site's many passageways. Egypt is hoping recent discoveries will brighten its image abroad and revive interest among travellers that once flocked to its iconic pharaonic temples and pyramids but which have shunned the country since its 2011 political uprising


Pictured: Two of the mummies are pictured next to a tomb inside the burial site. Speaking at a news conference, Mr Al-Anani said: '2017 has been a historic year for archaeological discoveries. It's as if it's a message from our ancestors who are lending us a hand to help bring tourists back'


Pictured: Mummified human remains in the necropolis. The funerary site, uncovered eight metres below ground in Minya, a province about 250 km (150 miles) south of Cairo, contained limestone and clay sarcophagi, animal coffins, and papyrus inscribed with Demotic script

Archaeologists have excavated a slew of relics in recent months that include a nobleman's tomb from more than 3,000 years ago, 12 cemeteries that date back about 3,500 years, and a giant colossus believed to depict King Psammetich I, who ruled from 664 to 610 BC.

Pictured: Mummified human remains in the necropolis. The funerary site, uncovered eight metres below ground in Minya, a province about 250 km (150 miles) south of Cairo, contained limestone and clay sarcophagi, animal coffins, and papyrus inscribed with Demotic script

Archaeologists have excavated a slew of relics in recent months that include a nobleman's tomb from more than 3,000 years ago, 12 cemeteries that date back about 3,500 years, and a giant colossus believed to depict King Psammetich I, who ruled from 664 to 610 BC.


Pictured: Camera crews travel down a red carpets to the burial site


Camera crews, journalists and officials are pictured outside the opening to the burial site


Officials and archeologists observe some of the mummies in the necropolis.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ecropolis.html

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