Home » Posts tagged with "Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities"


57 ancient tombs with mummies unearthed in Egypt

Post Pic
Archeologists 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... 
Copyright © 2009 The European Union Times – Breaking News, Latest News. All rights reserved.