ARCHAEOLOGISTS JUST UNEARTHED 8 EGYPTIAN MUMMIES DATING BACK TO 300 B.C.

Three of the found mummies are well preserved, according to the ministry.

They were discovered in the Dahshur Necropolis, in King Amenemhat II’s pyramid, about 25 miles south of Cairo. Archaeologists have dated the mummies back to the Pharaonic period (which lasted from about 32 B.C. to 332 B.C.).

The mummies are currently under protection in a Dahshur storehouse. Photos of the discovery will be displayed in museums in Hurghada and Sharm El-Shiekh.

This discovery is just the latest in a string of successful Egyptian digs this year, which have been highly publicized in an effort to bring tourists back to the country. (The country has been trying to recover visitation numbers ever since the outbreak of the Arab Spring in 2011.)

Within just the past few months, archaeologists have discovered an ancient village on the Nile Delta, cheese that dates back over 3,000 years, and the 4,400-year-old tomb of an ancient priestess.

And last year, a necropolis with 17 mummies was uncovered. At the time, the Antiquities Minister said, “It’s as if it’s a message from our ancestors who are lending us a hand to help bring tourists back.”