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VideoArchaeologists uncover trove of ancient Egyptian mummies
STORY: Archaeologists have uncovereda trove of ancient Egyptian mummiesLocation: Giza, EgyptMummies, amulets and boxeswere found in painted wooden coffins Officials say the 250 coffins and 150 bronze statues founddate back to the Late Period, about 500 BCMOSTAFA WAZIRI, SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE SUPREME COUNCIL OF ANTIQUITIES:“In one of the wooden sarcophagi, we found, for the first time, a complete and sealed papyrus. Immediately, this papyrus was moved to the Egyptian museum for sterilization a