Egypt finds ancient burial site with mummies

Egyptian archaeologists have discovered an ancient burial site holding at least 17 mummies, most of them fully intact, which could date back two millennia.fully intact, which could date back two millennia.

The funerary site also includes six sarcophagi, two clay coffins, two papyri written in demotic script as well as a number of vessels, Sky News reports, citing the antiquities ministry.

It was uncovered eight metres below ground in the Touna-Gabal district of Minya, a province about 250 km (150 miles) south of Cairo.

The mummies were elaborately preserved, therefore likely belong to officials and priests.

Work at the site, which is close to an ancient animal cemetery, is only at a preliminary stage, so the discovery could be much bigger.