Archaeologists have found in Egypt a mummy covered with gold, which was inside a limestone sarcophagus that remained untouched for more than four millennia.. According to DW, scientists have also discovered four new tombs in the Saqqara necropolis, which is located near Cairo..

The gold-covered mummy is estimated to be 4,300 years old.. Zahi Hawass, Egypt's former antiquities minister, said it "

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It is believed that the mummy belonged to a man named Hekashepes. According to Hawass, the mummy was covered with layers of gold and placed inside a limestone sarcophagus that was sealed for 4,300 years, "

In addition, archaeologists have found four tombs that date from the periods of the V-VI dynasty, that is, from the 25th to the 22nd century BC..

The largest tomb probably belonged to a priest-inspector and overseer of the nobles named Khnumdjedef. It was found in the pyramid complex of Unas, the last king of the Fifth Dynasty, and "

Another tomb belonged to the " The third grave belonged to a priest, and the fourth to a judge and writer named Fetek.

Earlier, archaeologists discovered in Egypt the burial of an eight-year-old child who was buried along with 142 dogs.. The discovery was made in Cairo and is dated between the first century BC and the first century AD..