A team of Egyptian archaeologists has unearthed a 4,300-year-old mummy that is expected to be the oldest and most complete.

(AFP)

[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] Egyptian archaeologists recently discovered a 4,300-year-old mummy in Egypt. A spokesman for the archaeological team called the mummy "the oldest and most complete civilian mummy ever unearthed."

As well as unearthing what is expected to be the oldest mummy, the team is also excavating other graves in the surrounding area, dating from around the 25th to 22nd centuries BC.

According to comprehensive foreign media reports, the 4,300-year-old mummy Hekashepes (Hekashepes) was buried near Saqqara (Saqqara), a well-known Egyptian cemetery. The team excavated an unopened sarcophagus at the bottom of a shaft 15 meters deep.

Archaeologist Zahi Hawass, Egypt's former antiquities minister, said the gold-leaf-covered mummy may be the oldest and most complete non-royal mummy ever found in Egypt.

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Three tombs have also been unearthed in the adjacent area, one belonging to the "Secret Keeper", another belonging to a senior official of the Egyptian royal family, and the last one is said to belong to a judge. These unearthed tombs can be traced back to the 25th to 22nd centuries BC .

The archaeological team not only made amazing discoveries, the unearthed cultural relics include small statues and handicrafts; Saqqara is a well-known Egyptian cemetery with a history of more than 3,000 years, and UNESCO listed it as a World Heritage Site.

Unearthed artifacts include small statues and artifacts.

(AFP)