scholars have found approximately 30 closely preserved mummies in a 4 , 000 year long egyptian saqqara which held 53 tombs . coordinator of antiquities for little egypt a . omar - rahman el - ayedi ' s team established his burial site in the faiyum region close the el - lahun nile pyramid it is just south of cairo . near the fossilized , the party found masks , amulets , sand pots and an entrance table located in a tomb tomb . the chapel dates back to about 30 ab to 337 bc .
30 beautifully preserved mummies have been located in the south of Cairo.