Discover the best preserved mummy of the Egyptian dynasty

The mummy was wrapped in turquoise beads and limited in black linen. Australian archaeologists discovered three coffins and a specially preserved mummy dating back to about 4,200. year in an ancient tomb when they move two statues and discover the secret door at the excavation site of Saqqara tomb, about 8km south of Cairo (Egypt).

After opening the secret door behind a statue, the Australian search team discovered the mummy of a man who was supposed to be the priest of the 6th King of Pepi dynasty, dating back to 4,200 years. The search team also surveyed many other graves and inside, they found a grave from the 26th dynasty with three intact coffins, each with a mummy.

'The mummy's breasts are covered by beads. Most of the mummies of this period, around 500 BC, lost their beads, but this mummy was complete. The mummies are wrapped in turquoise beads and limited in black linen. '- Zahi Hawass, a leading Egyptian official, said.

'I believe that this discovery can make us know more about the two important periods in our history, the old dynasties, about 4,200 years ago, and the 26th dynasty 2,500 years ago. Hawass said. Traditionally, King Pepi II - the last ruler of the 6th dynasty - ruled from 2278 - 2184 BC, one of the longest dynasties in ancient Egyptian history.

Naguib Kanawati, the leader of the archaeological team from Macquarie University (Sydney, Australia), said the newly excavated site, previously sunk into oblivion after the reign of King Pepi II and covered under 15m sand, until used again as a tomb after 2,600 years. 'At that time the art of embalming reached its highest peak,' said archaeologist Kanawati.

Archaeologists will begin examining mummies to learn more about medical conditions, including the use of CT scanners, as they did when studying King Tutankhamun, Hawass said.

QUOC DUNG (According to AP)