Journalists clambered down a ladder and through an underground chamber beneath the sandy soil of Tunah Al-Gabal, 260 kilometres (160 miles) south of Cairo, to glimpse the recent finds. Archaeologist Rami Rasmi told AFP that 12 children and six animals were among the more than 40 mummies, while the rest were adult men and women. The remains were found laid on the floor or in open clay coffins in the crumbling chamber in Minya governorate. Archaeologist Mohamed Ragab said two tombs were discovered nine metres underground and contained more than six rooms. "These animals were so dear to their owners that they buried them... in their tomb," Ragab said.

Source: Daily Nation February 02, 2019 20:48 UTC