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Egypt is an intact mummy near the pyramid in Saqqara ratify

A group of archaeologists Egyptians found an intact mummy dating back to Pharaonic times when they opened on Wednesday at Saqqara a limestone sarcophagus sealed, in the shadow of the world's oldest pyramid still standing.
The mummy, which is well preserved and escaped the looting of thieves in ancient times, may contain dozens of gold amulets in the layers of wrapping material, said Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass.
"It's a typical mummy Dynasty 26 (...) This mummy should contain charms, amulets of gold to help the dead to reach eternal life," Hawass told reporters after ascending to the room where buried the mummy, the only accessible with a pulley.
"Finding an intact mummy in a sarcophagus of limestone is not common. Is rare. It is very rare," he added.
Archeologists found the mummy ran old when the lid of his sarcophagus, buried in a chamber in the desert on the west side of Saqqara, about 20 miles south of Cairo. In the same chamber also found 30 other mummies. 26
dynasty ruled Egypt from around 664 to 525 BC, just before the Persian occupation.
Hawass said the mummy found in the sarcophagus, is believed to be the original owner of the burial chamber, would be submitted for analysis to determine if it contains charms.
's rare to find intact burial sites known as Saqqara necropolis, near the city of Memphis, because groups of thieves roamed the area in ancient times.
Hawass said the burial chamber of the mummy is one of the three graves found by archaeologists recently near Saqqara, which they consider part of a much larger cemetery.
"I always say that we have found 30 percent of Egyptian monuments, and the remaining 70 percent is buried," said Hawass.
"We hope to find more graves. They have to wait. Every week there will be a tomb to be discovered in the area. This is the beginning of a cemetery," added.
not know the identity of the main mummy found in the tomb but Hawass said he was probably a rich person. The lid of the sarcophagus was broken because, according to archaeologist, was sealed with cement in ancient times to preserve the contents.
"If a mummy is in a limestone sarcophagus, it means the person is rich," he said.
Most of the remaining mummies were found in holes in the walls of the burial chamber, about 11 meters below the surface, and included four buried with a dog. In addition, we found two wooden coffins with hieroglyphs.

/ By Cynthia Johnston /