Ahad, Februari 15, 2009

Mummies in newly discovered tomb in Egypt

An Egyptian worker brushes off the dust of a mummy unearthed by Egyptian archaeologists from a sealed limestone sarcophagus, at the Step Pyramid of Saqqara, one of the earliest large stone structures in the world. Egyptian archaeologists have found about 30 mummies and at least one unopened sarcophagus in a burial chamber about 4,300 years old, the government said.

Human remains are found by Egyptian archaeologists at the Step Pyramid of Saqqara, one of the earliest large stone structures in the world.

A rare intact mummy, dating to Pharaonic times, is seen unearthed by Egyptian archaeologists from a sealed limestone sarcophagus, at the Step Pyramid of Saqqara, one of the earliest large stone structures in the world. The well-preserved mummy, covered by a thin layer of dust, is believed to contain up to 100 gold amulets in the folds of its linen wrappings, Egypt's chief archaeologist Zahi Hawass said.

A mummy is discovered by Egyptian archaeologists near a sealed limestone sarcophagus, at the Step Pyramid of Saqqara, one of the earliest large stone structures in the world.