Researchers from Egypt’s antiquities ministry discovered the mummies, which are believed to date back to at least 332 BC. Alongside the mummies, the researchers also discovered some 700 amulets, as well as 10,000 ceramic shabti figurines. In ancient Egypt, Shabti figurines were believed to serve the deceased in the afterlife. (Image: Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities and Tourism)The National Trust, which wasn’t involved in the excavation, explained: “A shabti (also known as shawabti or ushabti) is a generally mummiform figurine of about 5 - 30 centimetres found in many ancient Egyptian tombs. We expect to find more and more and more [discoveries] in this area.”The findings come shortly after a study revealed that the famous ancient Egyptian mummy, Takabuti, suffered a 'violent death from a knife attack’.

Source: Daily Mirror January 31, 2020 13:52 UTC