In Egypt, found workshops for the mummification of people and animals, as well as two tombs in the ancient burial of Saqqara. Archaeologists are actively excavating to open the Grand Egyptian Museum and revive the tourism industry affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

Writes about it Reuters.

Workshops for mummification of bodies belong to the 30th dynasty. They are located 30 kilometers south of Cairo, the capital of Egypt.

The workshops had stone beds, clay pots, ritual vessels, salt, canvas, and more. And in the tombs belonging to two priests, archaeologists found inscriptions about agriculture, hunting and other everyday affairs.

Previously, scientists discovered two 3000,<>-year-old mummies in the position of an embryo in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.

And in Egypt, they found a boy's mummy with 49 amulets decorated with various images. All parts were made of gold. It is noted that the child died about 2,300 years ago. Because of the huge number of jewelry, the mummy was nicknamed the "golden boy".

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