archaeologists have found exactly 30 beautifully preserved mummies in a 4 , 000 year old egyptian necropolis which contain 53 tombs . supervisor of antiquities for central nile dr . abdel - rahman ul - ayedi ' s team established his archaeological property in the faiyum cemetery near the an - lahun egyptian complex but is just south of cairo . besides the tutankhamun , the committee discovered masks , amulets , clay bowls and an opening table located in a funerary chapel . the church extends back to about 30 bp to 337 ad .
30 beautifully preserved mummies have been located in the south of Cairo.