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Rachel Hagan

Ancient Egyptian treasures and stunning tombs hailed as BIGGEST find for years

Egypt made remarkable archaeological discoveries on Thursday, including a gold leaf-covered mummy which is thought to be one of the oldest non-royal corpses ever found in Egypt.

The artefacts were finally unearthed after a year-long excavation, with the mummy sealed inside a sarcophagus that had not been opened for 4,300 years.

The mummy dates back to the fifth and sixth dynasties of the Old Kingdom, which spanned from roughly 2,500 BC to 2,100 BC.

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