More than 40 mummies discovered at Egypt burial site
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More than 40 mummies discovered at Egypt burial site

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CNN — Dozens of newly discovered mummies have been unveiled at a burial site in Egypt. MOHAMED EL-SHAHED/AFP/AFP/Getty Images “Some of them were buried inside stone or wooden sarcophagi while others were buried in sands or on the floors of the tombs or inside niches,” the ministry said in a statement, noting that all of the mummies are in good condition. A research group from the Ministry and Minya University “stumbled upon” the burial site in Minya, central Egypt, last February, noticing “a tomb engraved in rock composed of a corridor leading to sloping stairs that opened to a rectangular chamber with a number of burials,” the ministry added. Another chamber was later found, housing mummies and large stone sarcophagi, and a third chamber containing sarcophagi was also discovered.

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