Egypt Presents Brightly Colored Mummy; Treasure Dates Back 2,300 Years
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SAQQARA, Egypt A superbly preserved 2,300-year-old mummy bearing a golden mask and covered in brilliantly colored images of gods and goddesses was unveiled Tuesday at Egypt's Saqqara Pyramids complex south of Cairo.
The unidentified mummy, from the 30th pharaonic dynasty, was enclosed in a wooden sarcophagus and buried in sand at the bottom of a 20-foot shaft when it was discovered recently by an Egyptian-led archaeological team.See the full content of this document
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Egypt Presents Brightly Colored Mummy; Treasure Dates Back 2,300 Years
"We have revealed what may be the most beautiful mummy ever found in Egypt," Zahi Hawass, c...
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