Hundreds of 2,500-Year-Old Mummies Discovered in Egypt

The Egyptian Civilization, the most curious human community of ancient times, has come to the fore again with hundreds of remains unearthed today. At the archaeological site of Saqqara, south of Cairo, the capital of Egypt hundreds of new sarcophagi and bronze figurines exhibited. Statues of some famous figures have also been found in the area, which includes more than a dozen pyramids, animal tombs and structures such as ancient Coptic Christian monasteries.

According to the shared information, among the 150 newly discovered bronze figurines, which revolutionized architecture in ancient times. statuette of Imhotep also took place. In addition to the famous architect, the name behind the Zoser Pyramid, statuettes of gods and goddesses such as Bastet, Anubis, Osiris, Amunmeen, Isis, Nefertum and Hathor were also found.

250 mummies were unearthed

As a result of the studies carried out in the region 250 new mummies was discovered. B.C. The mummies, which are said to belong to the 5th century, were in wooden sarcophagi. It was revealed that there was a sealed papyrus inside a sarcophagus that had never been touched before. The paper was sent to the Egyptian Museum laboratory to be restored.

Aforementioned 9 meters of papyrus length It is estimated that the ‘Book of the Dead’ is a collection of funerary texts, which consists of spells used by the Egyptians to guide the dead in the underworld. In the region where 250 sarcophagi and 150 statuettes were found, five Pharaoh tombs were found in March.