The remains of a mummy thought to belong to a queen who ruled 4,300 years ago have been discovered in Egypt.
Archaeologists discovered the body of Queen Seshestet in a pyramid in Saqqara.
The Queen’s name wasn't with her remains, but Egypt's top archaeologist Zahi Hawass said: "All the signs indicate that she is Seshestet.”
Experts believe Queen Seshestet ruled Egypt for 11 years and was one of only a few female pharaohs.
Mr. Hawass said it took five hours to open the sarcophagus – a special coffin made of stone – where the remains were found wrapped in linen, pottery and gold wrappings. All the valuables that are usually placed inside a pharaoh’s sarcophagus had already been stolen by grave robbers.
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