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A senior Egyptian antiquities official said local archaeologists discovered near the capital of Cairo, near the capital of Cairo, seven tombs from the Pharaonic era containing dozens of cat mummies as well as wooden statues representative of other animals and birds. "Data-reactid =" 15 ">
A senior Egyptian antiquities official said local archaeologists had discovered near the capital of Cairo, in the capital of Cairo, seven tombs containing dozens of cat mummies as well as wooden statues depicting other animals and animals. birds.
Mostafa Waziri told reporters on Saturday that the discovery at Saqqara also included mummies of beetles, the first ever found in the region.
Among the statues found, those representing cats were in the majority, reflecting the respect that the ancient Egyptians showed to the felines, whose god Bastet was venerated.
The artifacts on display in front of the newly discovered tombs, in an ancient necropolis near the famous Egyptian pyramids in Saqqara, on Saturday. Source: AP Photo via AAP
Mummified cats in a grave, in an ancient necropolis near the famous Egyptian pyramids in Saqqara, Giza, Egypt, Saturday, November 10. Source: AP Photo via AAP
Other statues depicted a lion, a cow and a hawk.
Egypt has been advertising its new historical discoveries in hopes of reviving a devastated tourist sector, still recovering from the revolt sparked by the 2011 uprising that overthrew longtime autocrat Hosni Mubarak.
An archaeologist and workers from Upper Egypt carry artifacts found in a newly discovered tomb in an ancient necropolis near the famous Egyptian pyramids in Saqqara, Giza, Egypt on Saturday, November 10. Source: AP via AAP
