In July 2019 a number of well-preserved mummies were discovered in and around Dahshur's Bent Pyramid area, a complex built for pharaoh Sneferu who reigned in the 25th century BC. The mummies had been laid to rest inside stone, clay and wooden sarcophagi and date to the Late Period (664-332 BC). Funerary masks were also found. The Late Period is widely considered one of the last eras of true Egyptian rule before the Persians invaded around 525 BC.

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Extraordinary ancient Egyptian finds from recent times