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Golden tongue mummies unearthed at an ancient egyptian burial ground!
Times of IndiaTIMESOFINDIA.COM|TRAVEL NEWS, EGYPT Created : Feb 16, 2021, 20:00 IST
In a rather unique archaeological discovery, mummies with golden tongues have been found in an ancient Egyptian burial ground! According to media reports, archeologists from the University of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic have discovered 16 new burial shafts inside the old Taposiris Magna Temple, a historical landmark in Egypt.
A team of archaeologists, led by Dr. Kathleen Martinez, has been working for years trying to discover intriguing clues to Egypt s past. Till now, they have discovered mummies of high status individuals, which could provide some important clues about the whereabouts of Cleopatra s tomb. According to CNN reports, the newly discovered mummies from the Greek and Roman eras were in poor condition, but were found with some interesting objects.
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Archaeologists excavating a well-known burial site believed to be the final resting place of Cleopatra discovered a number of mummies dating back an estimated 2,000 years, some of which had golden tongues placed within their mouths.
Kathleen Martinez, of the University of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, reported that her team discovered 16 burial shafts at the Taposiris Magna Temple in western Alexandria. The find was shared in a Facebook post dated Jan. 29, 2021, and in a statement made by Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
Taposiris Magna is an ancient town located on Lake Mariut in Egypt with a temple whose name implies that it was a tomb of Osiris, the Egyptian god of fertility and the afterlife. This nearly 100-foot-tall landmark has been theorized to be the final resting place of Queen Cleopatra, the Greek famed for her beauty who reigned over Egypt 2,000 years ago. Cleopatra was the last ruler of Egypt before it was annexed to Rome in 30 B.C., ac