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Egypt unveils more than 40 ancient mummies

An archaeologist displays mummies laid in burial chambers dating to the Ptolemaic era (323-30 BC), in Egypt's Minya province on February 2, 2019

They are more than 2,000 years old but remain in "good condition": Egypt on Saturday unveiled over 40 mummies dating back to the Ptolemaic era at a burial site in the centre of the country.

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