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From 1895 to 1896, six unidentified mummies were found well preserved near Gebelein (modern name Naga el-Gherira) in the Egyptian desert. These mummies were the first complete predynastic bodies to be discovered. [47] [48] Kampp 150 mummy 18th: Unknown 2017 — The remains of a mummy were discovered in tomb "Kampp 150" sometime in December, 2017.
The following is a list of mummies that include Egyptian pharaohs and their named mummified family members. [a] Some of these mummies have been found to be remarkably intact, while others have been damaged from tomb robbers and environmental conditions (with some only having small fragments representing the mummy as a result).
The earliest mummy that has been found in Egypt dates from around 3000 BCE, [1] while the oldest purposefully artificially preserved [2] Chinchorro mummy dates from around 5050 BCE. The oldest naturally mummified corpse associated with the Chinchorro civilization was recovered from the Atacama Desert and is dated from around 7020 BCE. [3]
Analysis of the mummy revealed the official lived to be 65 years old, much older than expected during that time period. The mastaba was discovered between Abusir and Saqqara, pyramid fields south ...
Hundreds of artifacts were discovered, Egyptian officials said.
Tutankhamun was the 13th pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty of the New Kingdom of Egypt, making his mummy over 3,300 years old. Tutankhamun's mummy is notable for being the only royal mummy to have been found entirely undisturbed. [1] The burial chamber was found in 1922, but was not opened until a year later.
In 2009, a CAT scan by a medical team revealed Lady Rai had a diseased aortic arch and is thus the oldest known mummy with evidence of atherosclerosis. [4] The mummy of Ahmose Inhapy, a princess and queen of the late 17th dynasty of Egypt who was aunt to Ahmose-Nefertari, was found in the outer coffin of Lady Rai. [5]
An ancient Egyptian mummy who was found wearing a black wig and had a “screaming” face may have died wailing in pain around 3,000 years ago, scientists believe. ... costly items that had to be ...