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Egypt discovers new necropolis containing dozens of mummies
Egypt's antiquities ministry said that it has found a necropolis with as many as 30 intact mummies near the city of Minya, the first such find in the area, the media reported. The discovery was made in the village of Tuna al-Gabal, a vast archaeological site on the edge of the western desert. The area …
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May 14, 2017 -
17 mummies discovered in central Egypt
Egyptian archaeologists have discovered 17 mummies in catacombs in Minya province, south of Cairo, the antiquities ministry announced on Saturday. “We found catacombs containing a number of mummies,” said Salah al-Kholi, a Cairo University professor of Egyptology who headed the mission that made the discovery in the Touna el- Gabal district of the province in …
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May 13, 2017