Mummies unveiled in Egypt
Egyptian archaeologists have unveiled mummies, brightly painted sarcophagi and dozens of ancient tombs carved into a rocky hill in a desert oasis south of Cairo.
The 53 tombs - some as old as 4,000 years - were discovered recently on a sandy plateau overlooking farming fields in the village Illahun, located in the Fayoum oasis about 50 miles (80 kilometers) southwest of the Egyptian capital.
Archaeologists gave journalists a rare tour of the ancient burial site, which is next to the nearly four millennia old pyramid of Pharaoh Sesostris II.
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The 53 tombs - some as old as 4,000 years - were discovered recently on a sandy plateau overlooking farming fields in the village Illahun, located in the Fayoum oasis about 50 miles (80 kilometers) southwest of the Egyptian capital.
Archaeologists gave journalists a rare tour of the ancient burial site, which is next to the nearly four millennia old pyramid of Pharaoh Sesostris II.