Last week, archaeologists in Cairo unveiled a well-preserved, newly discovered 2300-year-old mummy--which Egyptian Antiquities chief Zahi Hawass says "may be the most beautiful mummy ever found in Egypt." The unidentified figure has a golden mask and is covered in brilliantly colored images of gods and goddesses as well as illustrations of the mummification process. It was found 2 months ago in the Saqqara pyramids complex, 20 kilometers south of Cairo, in the necropolis of King Teti. Scientists plan to do computed tomography studies of the mummy before it goes on display.
Science. ISSN 0036-8075 (print), 1095-9203 (online)
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