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Archaeologists Discover Lost 2000 Year Old Greek Mummies inside Hidden Tomb in Aswan

Just along the winding Nile River, the greatest civilization in history thrived for more than 3000 years. However, as the centuries passed, this ancient and vibrant land of the insanely powerful pharaohs fell under the control of the Greeks, followed by the Roman and Muslim regimes. With Egypt’s recent tilt towards resurrecting its historical significance and seeking out new research and archaeological digs, an Egyptian Italian Joint Mission in West Aswan uncovered a new archaeological cemetery carved into rocks dating back to the Greco-Roman era.

In today’s video, we will have a look at this months sudden discovery in Aswan that took the Egyptian-Italian archaeological mission by surprise.