Mummy of 3,000-Year-Old Woman Found 'Perfectly' Preserved Inside Coffin in Egypt

A mummy of a woman found almost perfectly preserved inside a coffin in Egypt dating back more than 3,000 years was unveiled today.

The ancient coffin, called a sarcophagus, was one of two discovered in El-Asasef, Luxor, on the bank of the River Nile.

And today authorities had for the first time opened a previously unopened sarcophagus before international media.

“One sarcophagus was rishi-style, which dates back to the 17th dynasty, while the other sarcophagus was from the 18th dynasty.

“The two tombs were present with their mummies inside,” Egypt’s Minister of Antiquities Khaled Al Anani said. DK Eyewitness Books: M... Putnam, James Best Price: $2.08 Buy New $11.29 (as of 05:00 UTC - Details)

The Eighteenth Dynasty dates back to the 13th century BC, a period noted for some of the most well known Pharaohs, including Tutankhamen.

The team of French researchers started the excavation in March, stopped in May but resumed work in August.

They also found five coloured masks and more than 1,000 Ushabti statutes in another tomb nearby. Ushabti statutes are miniature figurine of servants to serve the dead in the afterlife.

More than 300 metres of rubble were removed over five months to uncover the tomb, which contained coloured ceiling paintings depicting the owner and his family.+

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