Discover hundreds of 6,000-year-old mummies in 7 Egyptian catacombs

7 tombs dating back 6,000 years, discovered in the pyramid complex at Saqqara, south of the capital Cairo, Egypt, the Egyptian Antiquities Ministry said.

According to Sputnik, more than 200 mummies of cats, 200 beetles and mummies of cobra, crocodiles, were found in the tombs.

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Archaeologists find more than 200 mummies cat in the crypt.

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Scarab mummies were also found.

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Archaeologists also found many artifacts and precious artifacts.

This is the result of a scale search of Egyptian archaeologists since April this year, according to Minister of Antiquities Khaled el-Enany.

Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Egyptian Antiquities Mostafa Waziri assessed the success of the group when excavating the first mummy of the beetles.

During the excavation process, archaeologists also found hundreds of small necklace buried underground.

To reach the tombs, the research team had to overcome the obstacle of more than 350m 3 of land.

Archaeologists discovered many gilded wooden statues with motifs of lions, cows and falcons, and about 1,000 talisman talismans symbolizing gods like Apis, and Khnum in the tomb.

Items such as writing tools, ink, antique paper, baskets and rope made of rush, clay pots, headrests and many copper and plaster jars were also found in wooden caskets.

The ancient Egyptians especially worshiped animals. They appear in many artifacts and are embalmed and buried in the tomb when they die. This belief disappeared when the Romans invaded Egypt.