Al Bawīţī, Egypt
Valley of the Golden Mummies
The Valley of the Golden Mummies is a large burial site at Bahariya Oasis in the Western Desert of Egypt, dating to the Greco-Roman period. Discovered in 1996 by Zahi Hawass and his Egyptian team, approximately two hundred fifty mummies approximately two thousand years old were recovered over the period of several seasons. Eventually, the excavator further estimated a total of more than ten thousand mummies.
- City
- Al Bawīţī
- Country
- Egypt
- Category
- Historic
- Suggested visit
- About 90 minutes
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