Funeral instruments and mummies have been discovered. An Egyptian-Italian mission has discovered 33 family burial sites west of Aswan containing mummified remains and providing further knowledge about diseases of the late and Greco-Roman periods, Egyptian authorities said on Monday.
An archaeological mission worked near the Aga Khan Mausoleum in southeast Egypt and discovered “33 tombs” dating from the Late (712-332 BC) and Greco-Roman (332 BC to 4 century AD), reports the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. the statement says.
Signs of anemia, malnutrition
According to the same source, archaeologists have found “funerary instruments and mummified remains that allow us to learn more about the diseases” that were rampant at the time. “Some of the mummies show signs of anemia, malnutrition, lung disease, tuberculosis and osteoporosis,” said Patricia Piacentini, head of the Italian equivalent of the mission and a professor of Egyptology at the University of Milan.
Since 2018, an Egyptian-Italian mission has been excavating the area around the Aga Khan Mausoleum, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite the city center of Aswan, where Sir Sultan Mohammad Shah, once considered the richest man in the world. Egypt regularly announces archaeological discoveries, which some experts describe as an announcement effect of political and economic significance rather than scientific significance.
Because a country of 106 million people, facing a serious economic crisis, is counting on the tourism sector (two million jobs and more than 10% of GDP) to restore its finances. His government expects 30 million tourists a year by 2028, up from 13 million before Covid-19.
Source: Le Parisien
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