8 million mummified animals found

SAQQARA, Egypt -- Archaeologists in Egypt uncovered about 8 million mummified animals during excavations of a dog catacomb in Saqqara about 19 miles from Cairo, officials said.

"We are recording the animal bones and mummification techniques used to prepare the animals," Salima Ikram, professor of Egyptology at the American University in Cairo, told Ahram Online. Saqqara features numerous pyramids and is an ancient burial ground.

 http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/index.php/sid/211734060/scat/b8de8e630faf3631/ht/8-million-mummified-animals-found