archaeologists have found exactly 30 highly preserved mummies in a 4 , 000 years old egyptian theban which held 53 tombs . supervisor of antiquities for middle egypt r . abdel - rahman el - ayedi ' s team established his archaeological site in the faiyum oasis around the ar - lahun egyptian pyramid what is just south of cairo . besides the mummies , the expedition found masks , amulets , iron pots and an offering table located in a funerary chapel . the chapel refers right to about 30 ad to 337 b .
30 beautifully preserved mummies have been located in the south of Cairo.