Archaeologists find Greco-Roman mummy in Egypt

14 November 2017, 4:46 pm

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A Russian archaeological team discovers a well-preserved mummy from the Greco-Roman period in a wooden coffin south of Cairo, according to Egypt’s antiquities ministry.

The discovery was made near New Fayoum city, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) south of the Egyptian capital, the ministry says in a statement.

The team “found inside the coffin a well-preserved mummy, wrapped in linen, with its face covered by a human mask with drawings in blue and gold,” it says.

The Russian team made its discovery near a monastery in the village of Qalamshah.

“The expedition carried out an initial restoration of the coffin and the mummy, as the coffin was found in a bad condition,” the ministry says, citing the minister’s assistant Mohamed Abdel Lateef.

— AFP