MUMMIES RECENTLY
DISCOVERED IN EGYPT
G'day folks,
While most of us were only able to gaze at
Egypt’s pyramids online, some major archeological findings accrued
in the country, in the midst of the coronavirus crisis.
In May 2020,
Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has announced the unearthing
of five limestone sarcophagi (a stone coffin, typically adorned with a
sculpture or inscription) and four wooden coffins containing human
mummies.
These incredible archeological finds were inside a burial shaft
stretching nine meters below ground and located in Saqqara, an ancient
burial ground about 20 miles south of Cairo. Also excavated from the
shaft was an incredible array of small artifacts, including 365
figurines, some inscribed with hieroglyphics. These small statues are
called Ushabti, and they were usually buried in Egyptian graves to aid
the body in its afterlife.
Another exciting excavation was that of
mummy dating back to Egypt's 17th dynasty, circa 1550 BCE. A joint
Egyptian-Spanish archeological mission discovered the coffin in Southern
Egypt, in a necropolis called Draa Abul Naga. The mummified young woman
is believed to have been around 15 or 16 years old at the time of her
death.
Clancy's comment: Amazing that they keep on finding treasures from the past.
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