An Egyptian-Italian archaeological mission has unearthed a family cemetery dating back to the Greco-Roman era in Aswan, southern Egypt. The mission stumbled upon tombs containing dozens of mummies during excavations. In total,33 tombs have been found.
According to Ayman Ashmawy, head of the archaeological sector of the Supreme Council of Antiquities in Egypt,the study of the mummies has revealed that 30-40% of those buried died at a young age, including infants.
For his part, Abdel Moneim Said, General Inspector of Antiquities of Aswan and Nubia and Director of the archaeological mission from the Egyptian side, reported that a woman was found in one of the tombs, embracing a child who was only one or two years old at the time of death.
The mission is continuing excavations in the area in the hope of finding new burials. As stated by Mohamed Ismail Khaled, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, this archaeological discovery is important from the point of view of studying the history of the Aga Khan area, where the find was made.
Until recently, this point on the map was famous mainly for the mausoleum located there, where the ashes of the imam of the influential Ismaili sect, Aga Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah, who bore the title of Aga Khan and was buried there in 1957, rest.
This discovery has been a significant event for Egyptologists, as it sheds light on the lives of the people who lived in this region during the Greco-Roman era. The study of the mummies and artifacts found in the tombs will help scientists learn more about their burial practices, beliefs, and way of life.
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