Archaeologists in Egypt say they have discovered an ancient necropolis containing dozens of preserved mummies dating back as far as 4-thousand years in the oasis of Fayoum, south of Cairo.
April 2, 2009—Archaeologists in Egypt have found 53 rock tombs containing preserved mummies and vibrantly painted coffins dating back as far as 4,000 years.
SOUNDBITE (English) Abdel-Rahman El-Ayedi, Supervisor of Antiquities for Middle Egypt: "Inside the tomb we found a lot of objects representing the funeral deposit or funeral gods, hundreds of pottery vessels and jars, alabaster jars, amulets, statues, wooden statues, (inaudible). The prevailing idea within Egyptologists, (is) that this site has been established by Senusret the Second, the 4th King of the 12th Dynasty."
The mummies were wrapped in linen, and the coffins were painted in several colors, including turquoise, terracotta and gold.
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