Rebels find 3,000-year-old mummies in Yemen

An ancient settlement and mummy about three thousand years old have been discovered in the vicinity of Yemen's capital Sanaa.

The SABA news agency controlled by Shiite militant Ansar Alla (Husits) said that with the confirmation of Husit Minister Abdullah Ahmad al-Kabsi.

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Photos of mummies - (Gulf News photos).

According to al-Qabsi, during archaeological excavations, two archaeological discoveries were made in the vicinity of Sana'a - an ancient settlement and graves carved in stone, which had corpses. marinated in the end of the Stone Age and Bronze Age up to 3,000 years old.

He stressed that ancient settlements were found to include houses built of stone at the end of the Bronze Age. Mr. al-Qabsi noted that the mummy was found in the neighborhood.

Earlier, dozens of strange mummies near the ancient Egyptian pyramid.

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Mummies found in Yemen - (News Week documentary).

This discovery was made during excavation in the vicinity of the Djoser pyramid, which is considered to be the oldest surviving rock structure in the world.

The Polish team worked diligently at Sakarra for more than 20 years.

Some bodies were placed in wooden coffins arranged in a groove cut in stone 20 meters deep and 40 meters wide, limiting the sacred area of ​​the pyramid.

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