Aswan Tourism and Antiquities Investigation department was able to find four mummies and other archaeological articrafts dating back to the Roman and Greek eras in a mountainous area west of the Nile in Aswan.
The treasures were found after a group of thieves tried to steal them.
The other articrafts also include two stone pieces with Pharaonic inscriptions, also dating back to the same period, in addition to some wooden vessels.
The prosecution ordered that the findings be handed to Aswan antiquities department and to prepare a report about their archaeological value.
Authorities are in search for the thieves who attempted to steal the articrafts.
Edited translation from MENA
