Dyrestatuer and mummies that the ancient egyptians regarded as sacred, must once again draw the tourists to Egypt.

Egyptian archaeologists have excavated several dyremumier, among other things, five big cats, which according to preliminary studies seems to be løveunger.

the Mummified kobraslanger, crocodiles and scarabs - a sacred beetle in ancient Egypt - are among the most well-preserved treasures that are found recently.

Among the many objects, the archaeologists have found, is also over 75 kattestatuer in bronze or wood.

There is also found the mummified cats in the trækister. The cat was considered a sacred animal in ancient Egypt.

the Discovery is made in Saqqara, which is near the egyptian capital, Cairo.

The major findings of the dyremumier is "a whole museum in itself", says Egypt's antikvitetsminister, Khaled al-Anani, Saturday.

If it is confirmed that Betebet the big five mummified feline is løveunger, it will be the first time that one has been found intact løvemumier.

It says the secretary-general of Egypt's supreme antikvitetsråd, Mustafa Waziri, according to the news agency dpa.

in Addition to the mummies there found several statues depicting sacred animals and some of the egyptian gods.

the Objects is thought to derive from the 26. dynasty in the seventh century before our era, informs antikvitetsministeren.

In recent months, Egypt has presented a number of archaeological finds.

the Authorities hope that it can help to revive the country's important tourism industry, which took a serious dive down after the revolution in 2011.

Political unrest and militant attacks have done, that the tourists have not come back to Egypt in the same number as before 2011.

Egypt has, however, been criticism that the country's museums and many archaeological sites bear the imprint of the lack of maintenance and poor management, writes news agency AFP.

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