(CNN) — Egypt has announced the discovery of two of the largest workshops ever used to mummify human and animal corpses in ancient times. Two workshops and two tombs were discovered in Saqqara, a vast Pharaonic necropolis south of Cairo, according to ...

Archaeologists in Egypt have revealed two workshops that were used to embalm people and animals. Tombs were also opened up, featuring walls that depict daily life and images of an ancient priest.

This photo taken on May 27, 2023 shows a colored mummy coffin exhibited during an archaeological discovery press conference in Saqqara necropolis, south of the capital Cairo, Egypt. Egypt announced on Saturday the discovery of two ancient embalming workshops for humans and animals along with two tombs and a collection of artifacts in Saqqara necropolis,

Egypt announced the discovery of two ancient embalming workshops for humans and animals, along with two tombs and a collection of artifacts in the S

Egypt unearthed human and animal mummification workshops as well as two tombs in the ancient burial ground of Saqqara, officials said on Saturday, marking the latest in a string of discoveries that the country hopes can help revive its vital tourism industry.

Archaeologists in Egypt are examining exciting new findings in the ancient burial ground of Saqqara.