'A goldmine': mummies' secrets uncovered in Egypt
by Ruth Michaelson from on (#3TWAD)
Archaeologists find mummification workshop in the Saqqara necropolis
Deep below the sands of the Saqqara necropolis, archaeologists have uncovered a unique discovery they say reveals the secrets of the ancient Egyptian mummies.
A mummification workshop and adjoining burial shaft as well as five mummies, their bejewelled sarcophagi, figurines, and a gilded silver and onyx mummy mask were all unearthed at the site, which archeologists say provides a wealth of new knowledge about the mummification process.