BBC RADIO 5 LIVE: Discovery of a necropolis holding at least 17 mummies

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On BBC Radio 5 Live earlier this weekend was Egyptologist, Dr Nicky Nielsen, from the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health. He was speaking to Dotun Adebayo about the discovery of a necropolis holding at least 17 mummies near the Nile valley city of Minya. The discovery was made in the village of Tuna al-Gabal, a vast archaeological site on the edge of the western desert.

Period14 May 2017

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  • TitleDiscovery of a necropolis
    Media name/outletBBC Radio 5 LIve
    Media typeRadio
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date14/05/17
    DescriptionOn BBC Radio 5 Live earlier this weekend was Egyptologist, Dr Nicky Nielsen, from the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health. He was speaking to Dotun Adebayo about the discovery of a necropolis holding at least 17 mummies near the Nile valley city of Minya. The discovery was made in the village of Tuna al-Gabal, a vast archaeological site on the edge of the western desert.
    URLwww.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08q4559#playt=3h54m14s
    PersonsNicky Nielsen
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Keywords

  • Egyptology
  • Ancient Egypt
  • archaeology