Egyptian girl with pure gold face and intact body discovered after 3,000 years

Egyptian scientists have found an unparalleled treasure trove near the legendary King Tut's tomb, including a mysterious queen's pyramid and more than 300 intact, lavish mummies.

A team of scientists led by Egyptologist Zahi Hawass, former Egyptian Minister of Antiquities, found an unimaginable "treasure of the dead" while excavating in the Saqquara area, a vast burial ground that has continued to amaze for many years.

According to Live Science, the latest discovery just announced is 22 interconnected tombs, 9-18m deep, identified as mummies from the New Kingdom period (11th century BC to 6th century BC).

The excavation site where the spectacular "treasure of the dead" from the New Kingdom of Egypt was discovered - (Photo: Zahi Hawass).

They unearthed from here an unparalleled treasure trove including some 300 magnificent coffins and a giant limestone sarcophagus.

"The coffins all have their own faces, each face is unique, distinguishing between male and female, in addition, the body of the coffin is decorated with scenes from the book "Egyptian Book of Life and Death". Each coffin has the name of the deceased and often has the image of the four sons of Horus, the gods who protect the organs of the dead" - said Dr. Hawass.

The most interesting of these coffins is that of a mysterious and undoubtedly noble woman, with a face made of solid gold . The face on the coffin is a form of mummy mask, a way for the ancient Egyptians to preserve the appearance of the dead.

Buried with them were of course a wealth of precious funerary objects, but they were largely overshadowed by the mummies. Some of the mummies inside the coffins were examined in more detail, revealing a shocking fact: They were all in perfect condition, despite having been dead for over 3,000 years.

This is an extremely valuable discovery because the mummies of the New Kingdom period have been excavated very little before compared to the Old Kingdom and later periods of ancient Egypt, but what has just been found has proven their admirable ability in the art of mummification.

Adding to the spectacular discovery, scientists also found a pyramid commemorating Queen Neith, who was previously unknown in Egyptian history studies.

The authors are still trying to learn more about the mysterious queen and determine whether the mummies are related to King Tut - Pharaoh Tutankhamun - who also ruled during a period in the New Kingdom and was buried nearby; or Pharaoh Teti, the first pharaoh of Egypt's Sixth Dynasty.