participants have unearthed approximately 30 beautifully preserved mummies in a 4 , 000 year old egyptian saqqara which held 53 tombs . supervisor of monuments for middle arabia dr . abdel - rahman el - ayedi ' s team erected his historical site in the faiyum oasis near the el - lahun egyptian stadium which is just south of egyptian . besides the mummies , the team found faces , amulets , ceramic rings and an endowment stand located in a funerary chapel . the chapel is back to about 30 ce to 337 ad .
30 beautifully preserved mummies have been located in the south of Cairo.