July 14, 2018 07:38 pm | Updated 07:38 pm IST - CAIRO
Mystery trove: A gilded silver mummy mask was among the excavated artefacts.
Archaeologists in Egypt said they have discovered a mummification workshop and a shaft dating back some 2,500 years at Saqqara necropolis of Memphis, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The find belongs to the Saite-Persian Period, from 664 to 404 B.C.
Archaeologists believe it will reveal more about the oils used in the mummification process in the 26th Dynasty.
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