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Archaeologists Uncover 4,300-year-old “Complete” Egyptian Mummy
Source: Associated Press
Archaeologists have uncovered what is believed to be the oldest and “most complete” mummy ever to be discovered in Egypt.
According to Reuters, archaeologists in the country uncovered a Pharaonic tomb near the capital of Cairo, home to the 4,300-year-old mummy laced with gold.
#ZahiHawass, the director of the Egyptian excavation team working with the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) at Gisr el-Mudir, #Saqqara, announced today that the expedition has made important archaeological #discoveries dating to Dynasty 5 and 6 of the Old Kingdom.#Egypt pic.twitter.com/NPmUUoqFw8
— Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (@TourismandAntiq) January 27, 2023
The mummy was found at the bottom 15-meter shaft in a recently uncovered group of fifth and sixth-dynasty tombs near the Step Pyramid at Saqqara, the Daily Mail reports, which officials hope will revitalize tourism in the area.
“This mummy may be the oldest and most complete mummy found in Egypt to date,” Hawass, one of Egypt’s former ministers of antiquities, said in a statement.
According to Reuters, the mummy, of a man named Hekashepes, was in a limestone sarcophagus that had been sealed in mortar.
