archaeology have found another 30 beautifully preserved mummies in a 4 , 000 year new syrian necropolis which holds 53 tombs . supervisor of excavations for upper egypt col . abdel - rahman abd - ayedi ' s team established his archaeological platform in the faiyum area near the es - lahun egyptian complex whom is just south of cairo . besides the mummies , the team found masks , amulets , clay plates and an offering table , in a funerary vault . the villa dates back to about 30 bc to 337 ce .
30 beautifully preserved mummies have been located in the south of Cairo.