The discovery was made in the ancient cemetery of Quesna in Menoufia Governorate, by the Egyptian archaeological mission of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, according to the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
During the current excavation season, scientists succeeded in uncovering an extension of the ancient cemetery of Quesna, which includes archaeological tombs dating back to different periods of time and containing a number of mummies.
Mostafa Waziri, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, said that the mission also found a number of golden flakes in the form of human tongues in the mouths of some of the discovered mummies.
And the British newspaper “Daily Mail” reported that experts believe that “the tongues of real mummies were removed during mummification and replaced with gold foil, so that the deceased could speak to the god Osiris in the afterlife.”
Ancient myths say that the god Osiris is among the most important gods of ancient Egypt, describing him as “the lord of the underworld” and the judge of the dead.
On the other hand, skeletons and remains of wooden coffins were found in the tombs in the human form, and a number of copper nails used in those coffins.
The Quesna Cemetery site is considered one of the most important archaeological sites in the Delta, as it includes burials for multiple eras, including a rare cemetery for the burial of “sacred birds” and a number of architectural units built of core bricks.
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