They described unearthing a cache of pharaonic - era mummies in brightly painted wooden coffins near the Lahun pyramid .
In 2009 , Egyptian archaeologists announced the results of new excavations led by egyptologist Abdul Rahman Al - Ayedi .
archaeologists described unearthing a cache of pharaonic - era mummies in brightly painted wooden coffins near the Lahun pyramid .
In 2009 , Egyptian archaeologists announced the results of new excavations led by egyptologist Abdul Rahman Al - Ayedi .