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A Mummy Excavated at a Site in Egypt

On January 5 2005, Waseda University Institute of Egyptology discovered a wooden coffin that had not been disturbed by grave robbers and was complete with a mummy inside.

Mummy with a mask

Mummy with a mask

On January 5, at Dahshur North site in Arab Republic of Egypt, Waseda University Institute of Egyptology found a wooden coffin with a mummy (approx. 3,800 – 3,600 years old) in it that had never previously been unearthed. We had been cooperating at the site since the planning stage of the excavation.

Discovered wooden coffin

Discovered wooden coffin

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