Inside, they found what Hawass said was the oldest non-royal mummy ever discovered in Egypt. It was also the oldest mummy wrapped in gold leaf ever found in the country, he added.

Archeologists uncovered what is likely the oldest mummy ever discovered in Egypt on Thursday. Archaeologists discovered the 4,300-year-old Hekashepes near the Step Pyramid wrapped in gold leaf.

Egyptian mummy Pa-Ib (believed to be about 4,000 years old), a prized exhibit of the flamboyant showman P.T. Barnum, was just re-examined by researchers.

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Inside, they found what Hawass said was the oldest non-royal mummy ever discovered in Egypt. It was also the oldest mummy wrapped in gold leaf ever found in the country, he added.

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Some of those wrappings dated to as early as 4300 BCE (about 600 years older than the Turin mummy), and others dated to as late as 3100 BCE, but none were still associated with an actual mummy.

Archaeologists believe a mummy wrapped in layers of gold is the oldest found yet. The remains date back 4,300 years and were found in a limestone sarcophagus etched with the name 'Hekashepes.' ...

Ancient Egypt still hides a great amount of its secrets regarding its ancient artifacts and mummies. People to this day remark in awe at the civilizations method of building the pyramids, temples, the ...

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