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Tombs with Mummy Found in Egypt
CAIRO – Archaeologists have unearthed 57 ancient Egyptian tombs, most of which hold an ornately painted wooden sarcophagus with a mummy inside, Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities said Sunday.The oldest tombs date back to around 2750 B.C., during the period of Egypt’s first and second dynasties, the council said in a statement.Twelve of the tombs belong the 18th Dynasty, which ruled Egypt during the second millennium B.C. The 18th Dynasty includes such well-known pharaohs as Tutankhamun, Akhenaten and Queen Hatshepsut.
The discovery throws new light on Egypt’s ancient religions, the council said.
Newsworthy event; the news of finding of tombs with mummy in Egypt
Background; the tombs has the oldest date around 2750 B.C. It was the period of Egypt’s first and second dynasties.
Source; the council said that the finding of the tombs threw new light on Egypt’s ancient religions
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