Egypt bombshell as 59 ancient mummies unearthed after 2,600 years
dailystar.co.ukThe Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxNearly sixty ancient Egyptian mummies, some of them dating back to the little-known First Dynasty period, have been unearthed in a vast necropolis south of Cairo.Egypt's tourism and antiquities minster Khalid el-Anany said that at least 59 sealed sarcophagi, most of them containing intact mummies, were found buried in three wells.
The graves have lain undisturbed for more than 2,600 years."I consider this is the beginning of a big discovery," he said, adding that experts believe there are many more coffins yet to be discovered in the same area.At the press conference where Mr el-Anany announced the find, one of the sarcophagi was opened.
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