The Egyptian archaeological mission managed to find in the ancient necropolis of Quesna in Menoufia archaeological tombs dating back to different eras containing some mummies with golden tongues, therefore numerous golden flakes in the shape of human tongues were found in the mouths of some of the mummies found, which date back to different eras. .
The archaeological discovery included some burials consisting of skeletons and mummies flogged with gold on the bone directly under the linen bandages and glues used in embalming, as well as the remains of wooden sarcophagi in human form and some copper nails used in those coffins.
The Quesna Quarries Cemetery site is one of the most important archaeological sites in the Delta. According to the Ministry of Tourism, the site is located in the Kfour Al-Raml area of Quesna Center in Menoufia Governorate.
The historical and archaeological value of the Quesna cemetery is due to the diversity of burial methods and methods, the presence of a rare cemetery for the burial of sacred birds and some architectural units that form a group of adobe tombs of the late era and Greek and Roman times.
Mostafa Waziri, secretary general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, said the mission also found a set of golden flakes in the form of human tongues in the mouths of some of the uncovered mummies.
