Egypt Displays Newly-Found Tombs, Ancient Artifacts

According to Zahi Hawass, newly-discovered 4,300-year-old sealed tombs in the country’s Saqqara necropolis, in Giza, contained what may be the oldest and "most complete" mummy yet to be discovered in the North African country to date.

"When the sarcophagus was examined, it was found to be completely sealed with mortar, just as the ancient Egyptians had left it 4,300 years ago. When the lid was raised, we found the mummy of a man covered with gold leaf," Dr. Hawass said.

Check out Sputnik's photo gallery of the newly found Egyptian artifacts!

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A collection of pharaoh statues is on display during a press conference at the Saqqara necropolis, where a gold-laced mummy and four tombs including that of an ancient king's "secret keeper" were discovered, south of Cairo on January 26, 2023.

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A picture shows a view inside the recently discovered tomb at the Saqqara archaeological site, south of Cairo on January 26, 2023.

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A recently discovered artifact is on display during a press conference at the Saqqara archaeological site, where a gold-laced mummy and four tombs including of an ancient king's "secret keeper" were discovered, south of Cairo on January 26, 2023.

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Archaeologist and Egypt's former antiquities minister Zahi Hawass holds a press conference in the Saqqara necropolis, where a gold-laced mummy and four tombs including that of an ancient king's "secret keeper" were discovered, south of Cairo on January 26, 2023.

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A recently discovered artifact is on display during a press conference at the Saqqara archaeological site, where a gold-laced mummy and four tombs including that of an ancient king's "secret keeper" were discovered, south of Cairo on January 26, 2023.

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Egyptian workers attend a press conference at the Saqqara archaeological site, where a gold-laced mummy and four tombs including that of an ancient king's "secret keeper" were discovered, south of Cairo on January 26, 2023.

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A picture shows a view inside the recently discovered tomb at the Saqqara archaeological site, south of Cairo on January 26, 2023.

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A pharaoh statue is on display during a press conference at the Saqqara archaeological site, where a gold-laced mummy and four tombs including that of an ancient king's "secret keeper" were discovered, south of Cairo on January 26, 2023.

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A pharaoh statue is on display during a press conference at the Saqqara archaeological site, where a gold-laced mummy and four tombs including that of an ancient king's "secret keeper" were discovered, south of Cairo on January 26, 2023.

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A picture shows a view inside the recently discovered tomb at the Saqqara archaeological site, south of Cairo on January 26, 2023.

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A man takes pictures near pharaoh statues during a press conference at the Saqqara necropolis, where a gold-laced mummy and four tombs including of an ancient king's "secret keeper" were discovered, south of Cairo on January 26, 2023.

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Artifacts are displayed at the Saqqara archaeological site, where a gold-laced mummy and four tombs, including that of an ancient king's "secret keeper" were recently discovered, south of Cairo on January 26, 2023.