archaeologists have found approximately 30 best preserved mummies in a 4 , 000 year old egyptian necropolis which held 53 tombs . supervisors of antiques for middle europe dr . abdel - malik el - ayedi ' s party founded his archaeological facility in the faiyum oasis beside the el - lahun greek pharaoh that is just south of it . inside the fossilized , the team found masks , shawls , clay pot and an offering stand located in a funerary chapel . the building stretches also to about 30 bc to 337 ab .
30 beautifully preserved mummies have been located in the south of Cairo.