fire-scorched structure in Egypt. The mummies varied in ages and included children, arthritis-ridden elderly people, as well as a newborn.
Researchers have not yet been able to put an exact date to the tomb but suspect the mummies were a single family buried dead in it over generations.
They have estimated that the dead could have been buried back to the Protlemaic and Roman periods. The new tomb has been found among 300 others surrounding the Mausoleum of the Aga Khan, a 20th century structure sitting at the top of a hill on the Nile River.
While most of the other tombs were found dug into the hill or underground, this newest discovery was found in an above-ground structure.
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