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Mummies in newly discovered tomb in Egypt
(Agencies)
Updated: 2009-02-11 23:27

A rare intact mummy, dating to Pharaonic times, is seen unearthed by Egyptian archaeologists from a sealed limestone sarcophagus, at the Step Pyramid of Saqqara, one of the earliest large stone structures in the world, February 11, 2009. The well-preserved mummy, covered by a thin layer of dust, is believed to contain up to 100 gold amulets in the folds of its linen wrappings, Egypt's chief archaeologist Zahi Hawass said. Egyptian archaeologists have found about 30 mummies and at least one unopened sarcophagus in a burial chamber about 4,300 years old, the government said. [Agencies]