Egypt has always remained a source of the mystic with its age-old pyramids, mummified pharaohs and ancient culture. Researchers speculate that the process of mummification may have been carried out in ancient Egypt over 1,000 years earlier than previously thought. The remains are dated to be from the Old Kingdom and the process shows their advancement in preserving the bodies …
The graves “include some with a well or several burial wells and other cemeteries with a sloping corridor that ends with a burial room”, the ministry said in a statement. Egyptian archaeologists have discovered around 250 tombs in the country’s southern province of Sohag, dating back about 4,200 years, the antiquities ministry said Tuesday. Mostafa Waziri, head of the Supreme …