Giza Governorate

Egypt unveils more than 40 ancient mummies

The mummies had been laid on the floor or in open clay coffins in a crumbling underground chamber in the northwestern Minya governorate.

Egypt uncovers mummy burial site near Great Pyramids

Archaeologists are hoping the mummification workshop will provide fresh insight into the chemical make-up of the oils used by ancient Egyptians to mummify their dead.