Lion cubs, crocodiles, birds and cats are among the hundreds of ancient mummified animals recently discovered in a vast Egyptian necropolis.
73 bronze statuettes depicting god Osiris are displayed in Saqqara, south Giza, Egypt. Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019. Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities revealed details on recently discovered animal mummies, saying they include two lion cubs as well as several crocodiles, birds and cats. The new discovery was displayed at a makeshift exhibition at the famed Step Pyramid of Djoser in Saqqara, south of Cairo, near the mummies and other artifacts were found in a vast necropolis.
“We are finding here hundreds of objects,” said Antiquities Minister Khaled el-Anany. “All of them are very interesting from the Egyptological point of view to know better this area.” He said that among the mummified animals were two lion cubs and radar scans were needed on three others to determine that the mummies were also lions.
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