Minya: A tomb containing 50 mummies dating back to the Ptolemaic era is unveiled by the Egyptian archaeologists in Minya, south of Cairo.

The ministry of antiquities said on Saturday that  Egyptian archaeologists uncovered the 50 mummies.

Mostafa Waziri, secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities said that the mummies, 12 of which were of children, were discovered inside four, nine-meter deep burial chambers in the Tuna El-Gebel archaeological site. The identities of the mummies were still unknown. He further added that  “We have not found names written in hieroglyphics” adding it was obvious from the mummification method that the individuals whose remains were found had to some extent held important or prestigious positions.

The tourists or visitors from different nations gathered at the discovery site where 40 of the mummies were exhibited during the announcement ceremony. Some of the mummies were found wrapped in linen while others were placed in stone coffins or wooden sarcophagi. The archaeological finding was the first of 2019 and was unearthed through a joint mission with the Research Centre for Archaeological Studies of Minya University.