Saturday, February 2, 2019

Archaeological Findings-- By Diya Ghayal

Summary: In Minya, Egypt (south of Cairo), archaeologists have discovered a Pharaonic tomb containing 50 mummies. These mummies dated back as early as the Ptolemaic Era, which was 323 to 330 BC. Twelve of the mummies were shockingly children, and were buried 9 feet underground in their burial chambers. Officials are unsure of their identities, and have not found any hieroglyphics expressing who they were. All they know is that these people were high in authority because of the mummification process and quality.

Analysis: This article was written 11 hours ago, which means that the information is reliable and definitely up to date. This article was written for the rest of the world, to inform us of the ancient findings and history. This article is significant because it makes us aware of the new discoveries we are making, and of the Egyptian history. This new discovery can relate to the dozens of other Archaeological findings that have occurred within the past few years. Examples include, the discovery of the gilded mummy mask, temples that belong to the Mayans and Aztecs, sunken ships that are found intact at the bottom of the ocean (German U-boat and merchant ships) and much more.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/02/tomb-containing-50-mummies-uncovered-in-egypt

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