Egypt reveals the details of the funeral center near the Great Pyramids

Archaeologists hope that the mummification workshop will offer new information on the chemistry oils used by ancient Egyptians to mummify their deaths.

It is believed that the funerary well, which is over 2,000 years old, corresponds to the Sata – Persian period, approximately between 664 and 404 BCE. The place was discovered in April of this year and contains 35 mummies in addition to stone sarcophagi.

"This discovery will add two very important things: the first is the type of used oil (in mummification) and its chemical composition, so that we can identify the exact types of waste oil," declared Ramadan Badry Hussein head of the Egyptian-German mission who discovered the site.

Hundreds of small statues the stone, pots and vases used in the process of mummification were found at the Inside the funerary chambers.

The most important artifact was a gilt silver mask the second such discovery, said the Minister of Antiquities, Khaled al-Anany

Archaeologists have so far excavated several relics that include a 4,400-year-old tomb on the Giza Plateau and an ancient Cropolis in Menia south of Cairo.