Mummies from around 2,000 years ago with golden amulets in their tongues were discovered in Alexandria, Egypt recently. The information was revealed by authorities on Wednesday and was undertaken by an Egyptian-Dominican archaeological mission working near Alexandria.
"The mission discovered 16 tombs cut into the rock. in the temple of Taposiris Magna, west of Alexandria", the authorities announced in a statement.
The statement added that such burial techniques were common during the Greek and Roman periods.
Archaeologists working in northern Egypt have unearthed several mummies that date back some 2,000 years, the BBC reports. Among the human remains discovered in 16 burial chambers on the outskirts of. Science News Summaries. | Newser
Archaeologists unearth Egyptian mummies with golden tongues
Over the past decade, archaeologists at the site have also discovered several coins bearing the name and image of Queen Cleopatra VII inside the temple walls. Author: CNN Wire Updated: 7:03 AM CST February 4, 2021
Archaeologists working at a burial site in Egypt have unearthed ancient mummies with golden tongues.
The team, headed by Kathleen Martinez of the University of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, were working at the Taposiris Magna Temple in western Alexandria when they discovered 16 burial shafts dating from the Greek and Roman eras.
A number of mummies in a poor state of preservation were found inside the shafts, according to a Facebook post by Egypt s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
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