The oldest mummy found in Egypt is over 4,000 years old

Archaeologist, historian and former Minister of Antiquities of Egypt Zahi Hawass announced on his social network

discoveries made during recent excavations at the tomb of Hisr el-Mudir in the village of Saqqara near theResearchers have found an ancient cemetery, a priest's tomb and a sarcophagus with an ancient mummy covered in gold leaf.

Sarcophagus found during excavations. Photo: Dr. Zahi Hawass

Mummy found during excavations. Photo: Dr. Zahi Hawass

Sarcophagus that belonged to a man namedGekashepes, found at the bottom of a 15-meter burial shaft. The limestone sarcophagus remained intact after it was thrown into a mine shaft by the ancient Egyptians about 4,300 years ago. According to the research participants, this is possibly the oldest and by far the best preserved mummy found in Egypt to date.

Next to this find, the researchers foundanother burial: a shaft about 10 m deep. Several beautiful wooden statues, three stone statues of a man named Fetek, a table for sacrifices and a stone sarcophagus with a mummy were hidden in it.

Excavations at the foot of the Gisr el-Mudire pyramid. Photo: Dr. Zahi Hawass

In the same area, during the excavations,burials of other people belonging to the 5th and 6th dynasties of the Ancient Kingdom of Egypt were found, including a priest, an official, a priest. The concentration of tombs of noble people of that time suggests that an ancient cemetery was located in this area, researchers believe, which means that new finds are possible.

Previously, Hi-Tech talked about the Egyptian mummy of the "golden boy", which was studied using computed tomography, and the burial of mummies with golden tongues.

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