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Egypt unveils discovery of ancient mummification workshops, tombs in Saqqara

STORY: Egypt unveils discovery of ancient mummification workshops, tombs in Saqqara DATELINE: May 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of archaeological discovery press conference in Saqqara necropolis 2. various of the site STORYLINE: Egypt announced on Saturday the discovery of two ancient embalming workshops for humans and animals along with two tombs and a collection of artifacts in Saqqara necropolis, south of the capital Cairo. Ahmed Issa, Egyptian minister of tourism and antiquities, said during a press conference at the site of discovery that the excavation was carried out by an Egyptian mission led by the secretary general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Mostafa Waziri. The two embalming workshops date back to the 30th Dynasty and the Ptolemaic periods while the two tombs are from the Old and New Kingdoms, according to the minister. "The workshop for humans has a rectangular shape and is designed to be divided into several rooms equipped with st

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EGYPT-SAQQARA-ARCHAEOLOGY-MUMMIFICATION WORKSHOPS AND TOMBS

(230527) -- CAIRO, May 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 27, 2023 shows artifacts exhibited during an archaeological discovery press conference in Saqqara necropolis, south of the capital Cairo, Egypt. Egypt announced on Saturday the discovery of two ancient embalming workshops for humans and animals along with two tombs and a collection of artifacts in Saqqara necropolis, south of the capital Cairo. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-SAQQARA-ARCHAEOLOGY-MUMMIFICATION WORKSHOPS AND TOMBS

(230527) -- CAIRO, May 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 27, 2023 shows the archaeological site in Saqqara necropolis, south of the capital Cairo, Egypt. Egypt announced on Saturday the discovery of two ancient embalming workshops for humans and animals along with two tombs and a collection of artifacts in Saqqara necropolis, south of the capital Cairo. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-SAQQARA-ARCHAEOLOGY-MUMMIFICATION WORKSHOPS AND TOMBS

(230527) -- CAIRO, May 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man takes photos of an artifact exhibited during an archaeological discovery press conference in Saqqara necropolis, south of the capital Cairo, Egypt, May 27, 2023. Egypt announced on Saturday the discovery of two ancient embalming workshops for humans and animals along with two tombs and a collection of artifacts in Saqqara necropolis, south of the capital Cairo. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-SAQQARA-ARCHAEOLOGY-MUMMIFICATION WORKSHOPS AND TOMBS

(230527) -- CAIRO, May 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 27, 2023 shows artifacts exhibited during an archaeological discovery press conference in Saqqara necropolis, south of the capital Cairo, Egypt. Egypt announced on Saturday the discovery of two ancient embalming workshops for humans and animals along with two tombs and a collection of artifacts in Saqqara necropolis, south of the capital Cairo. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-SAQQARA-ARCHAEOLOGY-MUMMIFICATION WORKSHOPS AND TOMBS

(230527) -- CAIRO, May 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member works at the archaeological site in Saqqara necropolis, south of the capital Cairo, Egypt, May 27, 2023. Egypt announced on Saturday the discovery of two ancient embalming workshops for humans and animals along with two tombs and a collection of artifacts in Saqqara necropolis, south of the capital Cairo. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-SAQQARA-ARCHAEOLOGY-MUMMIFICATION WORKSHOPS AND TOMBS

(230527) -- CAIRO, May 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Journalists work in front of a colored mummy coffin exhibited during an archaeological discovery press conference in Saqqara necropolis, south of the capital Cairo, Egypt, May 27, 2023. Egypt announced on Saturday the discovery of two ancient embalming workshops for humans and animals along with two tombs and a collection of artifacts in Saqqara necropolis, south of the capital Cairo. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-SAQQARA-ARCHAEOLOGY-MUMMIFICATION WORKSHOPS AND TOMBS

(230527) -- CAIRO, May 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 27, 2023 shows the archaeological site in Saqqara necropolis, south of the capital Cairo, Egypt. Egypt announced on Saturday the discovery of two ancient embalming workshops for humans and animals along with two tombs and a collection of artifacts in Saqqara necropolis, south of the capital Cairo. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-SAQQARA-ARCHAEOLOGY-MUMMIFICATION WORKSHOPS AND TOMBS

(230527) -- CAIRO, May 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mostafa Waziri, the secretary general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, unveils a colored mummy coffin during an archaeological discovery press conference in Saqqara necropolis, south of the capital Cairo, Egypt, May 27, 2023. Egypt announced on Saturday the discovery of two ancient embalming workshops for humans and animals along with two tombs and a collection of artifacts in Saqqara necropolis, south of the capital Cairo. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-SAQQARA-ARCHAEOLOGY-MUMMIFICATION WORKSHOPS AND TOMBS

(230527) -- CAIRO, May 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 27, 2023 shows a piece of human-shaped coffin lid unearthed at the archaeological site in Saqqara necropolis, south of the capital Cairo, Egypt. Egypt announced on Saturday the discovery of two ancient embalming workshops for humans and animals along with two tombs and a collection of artifacts in Saqqara necropolis, south of the capital Cairo. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-SAQQARA-ARCHAEOLOGY-MUMMIFICATION WORKSHOPS AND TOMBS

(230527) -- CAIRO, May 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 27, 2023 shows a colored mummy coffin exhibited during an archaeological discovery press conference in Saqqara necropolis, south of the capital Cairo, Egypt. Egypt announced on Saturday the discovery of two ancient embalming workshops for humans and animals along with two tombs and a collection of artifacts in Saqqara necropolis, south of the capital Cairo. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-SAQQARA-ARCHAEOLOGY-MUMMIFICATION WORKSHOPS AND TOMBS

(230527) -- CAIRO, May 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A woman takes photos of an ancient tomb at the archaeological site in Saqqara necropolis, south of the capital Cairo, Egypt, May 27, 2023. Egypt announced on Saturday the discovery of two ancient embalming workshops for humans and animals along with two tombs and a collection of artifacts in Saqqara necropolis, south of the capital Cairo. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-SAQQARA-ARCHAEOLOGY-MUMMIFICATION WORKSHOPS AND TOMBS

(230527) -- CAIRO, May 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mostafa Waziri, the secretary general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, introduces a colored mummy coffin during an archaeological discovery press conference in Saqqara necropolis, south of the capital Cairo, Egypt, May 27, 2023. Egypt announced on Saturday the discovery of two ancient embalming workshops for humans and animals along with two tombs and a collection of artifacts in Saqqara necropolis, south of the capital Cairo. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-SAQQARA-ARCHAEOLOGY-MUMMIFICATION WORKSHOPS AND TOMBS

(230527) -- CAIRO, May 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 27, 2023 shows a statue exhibited during an archaeological discovery press conference in Saqqara necropolis, south of the capital Cairo, Egypt. Egypt announced on Saturday the discovery of two ancient embalming workshops for humans and animals along with two tombs and a collection of artifacts in Saqqara necropolis, south of the capital Cairo. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-SAQQARA-ARCHAEOLOGY-MUMMIFICATION WORKSHOPS AND TOMBS

(230527) -- CAIRO, May 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 27, 2023 shows clay pots used in mummification unearthed at the archaeological site in Saqqara necropolis, south of the capital Cairo, Egypt. Egypt announced on Saturday the discovery of two ancient embalming workshops for humans and animals along with two tombs and a collection of artifacts in Saqqara necropolis, south of the capital Cairo. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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Egypt discovers oldest, most complete unroyal mummy

STORY: Egypt discovers oldest, most complete unroyal mummy DATELINE: Jan. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:38 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the discovery site at Saqqara necropolis 2. SOUNDBITE (English): ZAHI HAWASS, Egyptian archeologist 3. various of the artifacts STORYLINE: Egypt's renowned archeologist Zahi Hawass on Thursday announced the discovery of "important tombs hosting a 4,300-year-old mummy" at the Saqqara necropolis near the Pyramids of Giza. "The mummy is the oldest and most complete unroyal mummy found in Egypt to date," said Hawass at a press conference. SOUNDBITE (English): ZAHI HAWASS, Egyptian archeologist "All these artifacts can tell us that the sarcophagus is dated back to 4,300 years ago. We know that mummification during the New Kingdom (1800 B.C. to 1600 B.C.) reached its peak, but to see a mummy like this dated to the Old Kingdom (2500 B.C. to 2100 B.C.) in a good condition is really a good discovery in my opinion." The mummy of a man, Hekashepes, covered wit

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EGYPT-CAIRO-EGYPTIAN MUSEUM-ANUBIS

(220515) -- CAIRO, May 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 14, 2022 shows the fridge magnet themed on god Anubis at the souvenir store of Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt. As a funerary deity, Anubis is associated with mummification, funerary rituals, and the cemetery in ancient Egyptian myth, usually depicted as a black canine, or a man with canine head. It can be found at large numbers of pharaonic antiquities at the world-known Egyptian Museum. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-EGYPTIAN MUSEUM-ANUBIS

(220515) -- CAIRO, May 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 14, 2022 shows a mummy coffin painted with god Anubis at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt. As a funerary deity, Anubis is associated with mummification, funerary rituals, and the cemetery in ancient Egyptian myth, usually depicted as a black canine, or a man with canine head. It can be found at large numbers of pharaonic antiquities at the world-known Egyptian Museum. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-EGYPTIAN MUSEUM-ANUBIS

(220515) -- CAIRO, May 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 14, 2022 shows the replica of the statue of god Anubis at the souvenir store of Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt. As a funerary deity, Anubis is associated with mummification, funerary rituals, and the cemetery in ancient Egyptian myth, usually depicted as a black canine, or a man with canine head. It can be found at large numbers of pharaonic antiquities at the world-known Egyptian Museum. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-EGYPTIAN MUSEUM-ANUBIS

(220515) -- CAIRO, May 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 14, 2022 shows the wallet themed on god Anubis at the souvenir store of Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt. As a funerary deity, Anubis is associated with mummification, funerary rituals, and the cemetery in ancient Egyptian myth, usually depicted as a black canine, or a man with canine head. It can be found at large numbers of pharaonic antiquities at the world-known Egyptian Museum. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-EGYPTIAN MUSEUM-ANUBIS

(220515) -- CAIRO, May 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tourists view the statue of god Anubis discovered at the tomb of king Tutankhamun, at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt, on May 14, 2022. As a funerary deity, Anubis is associated with mummification, funerary rituals, and the cemetery in ancient Egyptian myth, usually depicted as a black canine, or a man with canine head. It can be found at large numbers of pharaonic antiquities at the world-known Egyptian Museum. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-EGYPTIAN MUSEUM-ANUBIS

(220515) -- CAIRO, May 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 14, 2022 shows a god Anubis-painted papyrus painting at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt. As a funerary deity, Anubis is associated with mummification, funerary rituals, and the cemetery in ancient Egyptian myth, usually depicted as a black canine, or a man with canine head. It can be found at large numbers of pharaonic antiquities at the world-known Egyptian Museum. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-EGYPTIAN MUSEUM-ANUBIS

(220515) -- CAIRO, May 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 14, 2022 shows a statue of god Anubis at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt. As a funerary deity, Anubis is associated with mummification, funerary rituals, and the cemetery in ancient Egyptian myth, usually depicted as a black canine, or a man with canine head. It can be found at large numbers of pharaonic antiquities at the world-known Egyptian Museum. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-EGYPTIAN MUSEUM-ANUBIS

(220515) -- CAIRO, May 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 14, 2022 shows the replica of the statue of god Anubis at the souvenir store of Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt. As a funerary deity, Anubis is associated with mummification, funerary rituals, and the cemetery in ancient Egyptian myth, usually depicted as a black canine, or a man with canine head. It can be found at large numbers of pharaonic antiquities at the world-known Egyptian Museum. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-EGYPTIAN MUSEUM-ANUBIS

(220515) -- CAIRO, May 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 14, 2022 shows a papyrus painting with god Anubis making mummy at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt. As a funerary deity, Anubis is associated with mummification, funerary rituals, and the cemetery in ancient Egyptian myth, usually depicted as a black canine, or a man with canine head. It can be found at large numbers of pharaonic antiquities at the world-known Egyptian Museum. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-EGYPTIAN MUSEUM-ANUBIS

(220515) -- CAIRO, May 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 14, 2022 shows the statue of god Anubis discovered at the tomb of king Tutankhamun, at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt. As a funerary deity, Anubis is associated with mummification, funerary rituals, and the cemetery in ancient Egyptian myth, usually depicted as a black canine, or a man with canine head. It can be found at large numbers of pharaonic antiquities at the world-known Egyptian Museum. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-EGYPTIAN MUSEUM-ANUBIS

(220515) -- CAIRO, May 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 14, 2022 shows the replica of the statue of god Anubis at the souvenir store of Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt. As a funerary deity, Anubis is associated with mummification, funerary rituals, and the cemetery in ancient Egyptian myth, usually depicted as a black canine, or a man with canine head. It can be found at large numbers of pharaonic antiquities at the world-known Egyptian Museum. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-EGYPTIAN MUSEUM-ANUBIS

(220515) -- CAIRO, May 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 14, 2022 shows a mummy coffin painted with god Anubis at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt. As a funerary deity, Anubis is associated with mummification, funerary rituals, and the cemetery in ancient Egyptian myth, usually depicted as a black canine, or a man with canine head. It can be found at large numbers of pharaonic antiquities at the world-known Egyptian Museum. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-EGYPTIAN MUSEUM-ANUBIS

(220515) -- CAIRO, May 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 14, 2022 shows the replica of the statue of god Anubis at the souvenir store of Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt. As a funerary deity, Anubis is associated with mummification, funerary rituals, and the cemetery in ancient Egyptian myth, usually depicted as a black canine, or a man with canine head. It can be found at large numbers of pharaonic antiquities at the world-known Egyptian Museum. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-EGYPTIAN MUSEUM-ANUBIS

(220515) -- CAIRO, May 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 14, 2022 shows a mummy coffin painted with god Anubis at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt. As a funerary deity, Anubis is associated with mummification, funerary rituals, and the cemetery in ancient Egyptian myth, usually depicted as a black canine, or a man with canine head. It can be found at large numbers of pharaonic antiquities at the world-known Egyptian Museum. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-EGYPTIAN MUSEUM-ANUBIS

(220515) -- CAIRO, May 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 14, 2022 shows postcard themed on the statue of god Anubis at the souvenir store of Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt. As a funerary deity, Anubis is associated with mummification, funerary rituals, and the cemetery in ancient Egyptian myth, usually depicted as a black canine, or a man with canine head. It can be found at large numbers of pharaonic antiquities at the world-known Egyptian Museum. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-EGYPTIAN MUSEUM-ANUBIS

(220515) -- CAIRO, May 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tourists view the statue of god Anubis discovered at the tomb of king Tutankhamun, at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt, on May 14, 2022. As a funerary deity, Anubis is associated with mummification, funerary rituals, and the cemetery in ancient Egyptian myth, usually depicted as a black canine, or a man with canine head. It can be found at large numbers of pharaonic antiquities at the world-known Egyptian Museum. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)