archaeologists have found roughly 30 beautifully preserved archaeologists in a 4 , 000 year old egyptian necropolis which included 53 tombs . supervisor of antiquities for middle egypt r . abdel - rahman et - ayedi ' s committee established his archaeological site in the faiyum cave and the ad - lahun nasser pyramid which is just northeast of cairo . behind the mummy , the team buried masks , beads , clay pots and an incense booth located in a funerary room . the chapel dates it to about 30 ah to 337 ad .
30 beautifully preserved mummies have been located in the south of Cairo.