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Wednesday, July 13, 2005
Beautiful Mummy' Emerges from Sand: Egyptian archaeologists digging near the Saqqara pyramids, 15 miles south of Cairo, have discovered what may be 'the most beautiful mummy ever found in Egypt'. Dating from about 2,600 years ago, the mummy was unearthed two weeks ago, buried in a wooden sarcophagus beneath 20 feet of sand in the necropolis of King Teti, who ruled Egypt more than 4,300 years ago.   (Forwarded by Farah) -K posted by Kaushik at 12:58 PM Comment (0)  
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