Two ancient Egyptian mummies dating to the Greco-Roman era have been discovered floating in sewage in a small village near Minya, south of Cairo

The mummies, believed to date back to the Greco-Roman era (332 BC to 395 AD), were discovered by police, floating in sewage in the city of Minya, 240km south of the capital Cairo.

“Although the coffins were decorated with colourful designs, they were missing any ancient Egyptian inscriptions or hieroglyphics,” the Ministry of Antiquities said in a statement.

The mummies were wrapped in many layers of linen and still in their wooden sarcophagi. A third sarcophagus was found but was empty.

It’s not clear how the remains ended up in sewage water but the ministry suspects they were unearthed by citizens of the area who were digging illegally. Because of strict ordinances against illegal excavations, the diggers are believed to have ditched the mummies in the sewage to cover their tracks.

Source: thisisafrica.me