Archeologists have uncovered what may be the oldest mummy ever found in Egypt.
The 4,300-year-old mummy was a rich, important 35-year-old man called Djed Sepsh, archaeologist Zahi Hawass, Egypt's former antiquities minister, told CNN Friday.
"It is the oldest mummy, complete and covered in gold, ever found in Egypt," he said, adding that it was "the most amazing discovery.
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Archeologists have uncovered what may be the oldest mummy ever found in Egypt.
The 4,300-year-old mummy was a rich, important 35-year-old man called Djed Sepsh, archaeologist Zahi Hawass, Egypt's former antiquities minister, told CNN Friday.
"It is the oldest mummy, complete and covered in gold, ever found in Egypt," he said, adding that it was "the most amazing discovery.
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https://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-innovative-technologies-and-developments/?&tag=Egyptology
https://www.scoop.it/topic/21st-century-innovative-technologies-and-developments/?&tag=Archaeology