4,000 yrs old brightly painted mummies found in Egypt necropolis.Byline: ANI Washington, April 14 (ANI): Archaeologists working in an Egyptian oasis have found a necropolis necropolis: see cemetery. necropolis (Greek: “city of the dead”) Extensive and elaborate burial place serving an ancient city. The locations of these cemeteries varied. containing dozens of brightly painted mummies dating back as far as 4,000 years. The necropolis was uncovered near the Ilahun pyramid in Fayoum oasis south of Cairo. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a report in Middle East Online, the linen-wrapped mummies are painted in the still-bright traditional ancient Egyptian colours of turquoise turquoise, hydrous phosphate of aluminum and copper, Al2(OH)3PO4·H2O+Cu, used as a gem. It occurs rarely in crystal form, but is usually cryptocrystalline. , terracotta and gold. "The mission found dozens of mummies in 53 rock-hewn tombs dating to the Middle Kingdom from 2061-1786 BC," said Zahi Hawass, Egypt's antiquities chief. "Four of the mummies date back to the 22nd Dynasty (931 to 725 BC) and are considered some of the most beautiful mummies found," he added. Abdel-Rahman el-Ayedi, who headed the mission, said that a Middle Kingdom funerary fu·ner·ar·y adj. Of or suitable for a funeral or burial. [Latin f  ner chapel with an offering table was also found, and that
it was probably used up to the Roman era which lasted from 30 BC to 337
AD.
The team also found 15 painted masks, along with amulets and clay pots, according to Hawass. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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