Other significant archaeological treasures were discovered, according to Dr. The chest of this mummy also exhibited a gilded decoration in the form of a necklace with the head of a falcon, a symbol of the god Horus.

Also symbolic of Osiris, this feathered white crown was decorated with horns and a cobra snake on the forehead. Of particular interest were two of the newly discovered mummies, one of which was adorned with decorations in the likeness of Osiris, the god of the afterlife, and the other of which wore what is known as the Atef crown. Egypt Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities Marble statues found at the temple were indicative of Roman and Greek art. Within the bandages were wrapped masks, breastplates, and foot coverings made of cartonnage.” “The emphasis for these later mummies was not on the treatment of the body but on the external additions. “X-rays of mummies from this time period show wrappings that cover incomplete bodies with missing parts replaced by bones, pottery, or palm fibers,” wrote the institution. Often, bodies had already started to decay before the process had begun.

In many instances, the art of embalming “rapidly declined” and embalmers no longer could no longer afford to take the time to efficiently mummify a body.

According to research published by the Spurlock Museum of World Cultures, mummification processes were much different when Egypt was considered a part of Greece and Rome. Cleopatra was the last ruler of Egypt before it was annexed to Rome in 30 B.C., according to Ancient History.Īrchaeologists said that the number of “mummies in a poor state of preservation” found inside the shafts highlighted the characteristics of mummifications in the Greek and Roman eras. This nearly 100-foot-tall landmark has been theorized to be the final resting place of Queen Cleopatra, the Greek famed for her beauty who reigned over Egypt 2,000 years ago. Taposiris Magna is an ancient town located on Lake Mariut in Egypt with a temple whose name implies that it was a tomb of Osiris, the Egyptian god of fertility and the afterlife. 29, 2021, and in a statement made by Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. The find was shared in a Facebook post dated Jan. Kathleen Martinez, of the University of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, reported that her team discovered 16 burial shafts at the Taposiris Magna Temple in western Alexandria. Archaeologists excavating a well-known burial site believed to be the final resting place of Cleopatra discovered a number of mummies dating back an estimated 2,000 years, some of which had golden tongues placed within their mouths.

Mummy's adorned in gold