investigators have uncovered approximately 30 beautifully constructed sarcophagi in a 4 , 000 decade old egyptian saqqara which held 53 tombs . supervisors of antiquities for mid egypt capt . sheikh - malik el - ayedi ' s party established his archaeological site in the faiyum valley near the el - lahun egyptian monument that is just south of cairo . alongside the mummies , the team found masks , amulets , bamboo pots and an offering seat , in a funerary chapel . the chapel dates back to about 30 bc to 337 ad .
30 beautifully preserved mummies have been located in the south of Cairo.