Several mummies with golden tongues were found in Egypt in an archaeological project destined for the cemetery of Quesna. The domain tombs date from other periods of antiquity, according to a report published in Egypt Independent. The project was carried out by order of the Superior Council of Archaeology in a domain that is an extension of the archaeological site. Some of the other skeletons discovered have their bones enamelled with gold, and others were buried near gold-shaped beetles and lotus flowers.
While the condition of some of the mummies is not very good, those with gold coatings are still intact, the Egypt Independent said. Some wooden coffins and copper nails used in the coffins were also discovered at the site, the outlet added.
The site where these mummies were discovered was discovered in 1989 and is believed to have been occupied during the Ptolemaic and Roman periods (between 300 BC). C. y 640 A. D. ).
A similar discovery was made in 2021, when researchers excavating a 2,000-year-old site in Egypt unearthed a skull with a tongue-shaped ornament. A few months later, a man, a woman and a child were discovered with golden tongues, and researchers claim the skeletons were more than 2,500 years old.
According to Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, the discovery suggests that the customs at each burial point were different from each other, and even had other burial addresses. This, according to the ministry, indicates that the cemetery was reused in the past. due to ancient Egypt, the Ptolemaic era and two stages of Roman times.
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