Cemetery with one MILLION mummies unearthed in Egypt: 1,500-year-old desert necropolis

UK Daily Mail ^ | December 18, 2014 | Richard Gray

[C19fan]

A cemetery containing more than a million mummified human bodies has been unearthed in central Egypt, according to archaeologists. Scientists have already excavated more than 1,700 mummies, preserved by the hot dry desert in the Faiyum region of Egypt about 60 miles (96km) south of Cairo. But those leading the work believe their could be up to a million similar bodies buried in shafts cut into the limestone rock that are at times up to 75ft (22.9 metres) deep.

[C19fan]

The mummies date from the Roman-Byzantium period.

[2banana]

Massive looting coming.

After all - none of these persons were muslims...

[left that other site]

Zawi!

[Fester Chugabrew]

All registered as Democrat voters, I presume.

[Lurker]

Ping

[pieceofthepuzzle]

Don’t give them any ideas..

[momtothree]

... for your consideration, sunky!

[Charles Henrickson]

Bill Clinton is over there as we speak. He’s like a kid in a candy store.

[Cry if I Wanna]

So looting is the motive? If not, why would anyone dig up a million bodies?! After the first 50 or so you’d think they got it.

[Red Badger]

Ezekiel comes to mind...............

[Red Badger]

Most, it seems, if not all were ‘common folk’ not royals or nobles. Probably not much to loot, and anything that might be buried with the mummy was probably copper or bronze, but not gold or silver...............

[Jack Hammer]

Can’t compete with the US congress.

[BenLurkin]

Million Mummy March

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Luker and momtothree.

[SunkenCiv]

Yup.