12:07 PM
Monday 04 May 2020
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Books – Muhammad Khamis:
Dr. Mustafa Waziri, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, said that the mummification workshop was discovered in the new archaeological excavation of the burial chamber with 4 wooden coffins in Saqqara, noting that some believed that the secret of mummification was not yet known, but that the mummification secret was known before.
“My minister” added in his interview with “This Morning” program on the “Extra News” satellite channel today, Monday, that the latest discoveries that clarified some of the embalming secrets is the discovery of a cemetery in the Valley of the Kings on February 10, 2006, which revealed that cinnamon sowed the news and some types of essential oils and glues It was used in the mummification process.
He explained, that in some pots with the last archaeological examination, the remains of some of the materials were found inside, and after analyzing it it was found that they used to glue wood of spoilage, olive oil, and juniper trees, which the ancient Egyptian used in embalming, stressing that 100% of the embalming secrets were reached after the last archaeological examination , Which clarified the remaining secrets of embalming.
He pointed out that the newly discovered burial chamber was found in one of these wells, which is located at a depth of 30 m and was adjacent to five other burial chambers that were discovered in 2018.
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