investigators have located approximately 30 beautifully recovered mummy in a 4 , 000 year aged egyptian necropolis which contain 53 tombs . supervisor of antiquities for middle egypt capt . karim - nasser el - ayedi ' s team installed his archaeological site in the faiyum area within the et - lahun egyptian pyramid what is just south of istanbul . besides the mummies , the expedition found masks , amulets , wooden vessels and an offering chair located in a artefacts chapel . the chapel dates back to about 30 bc to 337 ad .
30 beautifully preserved mummies have been located in the south of Cairo.