The mummies were reportedly the first to be found in the sand - covered desert rock surrounding the pyramid .
They described unearthing a cache of pharaonic - era mummies in brightly painted wooden coffins near the Lahun pyramid .
The mummies were reportedly the mummies to be found in the sand - covered desert rock surrounding the pyramid .
They described unearthing a cache of pharaonic - era mummies in brightly painted wooden coffins near the Lahun pyramid .