The cemetery is more than a million mummies in Egypt

Researchers found an ancient cemetery in Egypt with more than a million mummies but unknown origin.

The mummy part of a child, about 18 months old, wrapped in a mantle.It can be buried and embalmed 1,500 years ago.(Photo: Kerry Muhlestein)

Archaeological group of Brigham Young University, USA, discovered this cemetery near a pyramid and called its name Fag el-Gamous. Many mummies here date from the Roman or Eastern Roman empire ruling Egypt, around the first century to the 7th century.

"We are pretty sure we have more than a million graves in this cemetery," said project director Kerry Muhlestein.

According to Live Science, this is not a burial area for princes and royal members. The dead are not buried with burial clothes and even without coffins. Their internal organs are not removed, instead the mummification process takes place through a naturally dry environment. Some objects such as glass, linen, colorful wool socks are found in the graves of the children.

Archaeologists say the origin of these mummies is still a mystery. They found a village nearby, but it had a scale that did not match the large area of ​​the graveyard. An old town named Philadelphia is also located not far away, but this place already has a separate burial site.