00:03mummies have been found buried with all types of treasures and artifacts but recently in egypt
00:07researchers have discovered several of them with remains cast in gold the site near the nile delta
00:12was initially found way back in 1989 but further digging has revealed new burial chambers and new
00:18golden mummies the remains are from around 300 bce to around 640 ce scientilor reports some of the
00:25mummies have golden glazes over their remains while others have had their removed tongues replaced
00:29with golden ones and while the golden glazed bones have been seen before the tongues are of particular
00:34import to egyptologists because they've never seen that before this was the first they found the mummy
00:39open-mouthed posed with the gilded tongue on display after they found three more a man a woman and a
00:45child all dating back more than 2500 years so what does a golden tongue during the embalming process
00:51indicate the archaeologists say they can't be sure but they believe it could have to do with getting
00:55on the good side of osiris the judge in the afterlife in egyptian religion gold was thought
01:00to be the flesh of the gods perhaps giving the dead a chance to commune and ensure their passage into
01:05the afterlife
