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2,000-Year-Old Artifacts and Mummies Discovered in Ancient Egyptian Tomb

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2,000-Year-Old Artifacts and Mummies Discovered in Ancient Egyptian Tomb
A painted and gilded cartonnage (L) and a Ba bird, which represents the soul of a deceased individual. Ministry of Antiquities-Arab Republic of Egypt
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Valuable artefacts and mummies that date back two millennia were uncovered in southern Egypt, authorities confirmed on April 23.

The Ministry of Antiquities-Arab Republic of Egypt confirmed an ancient tomb had been found carved in stone from the Greco-Roman period in Aswan, 539 miles south of Cairo, according to The Associated Press.
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