In the first of 2019 archeological find a joint mission between the Research Centre for Archaeological Studies of Minya University and other Egyptian archeologists unearthed a Pharaonic tomb at Tuna el-Gebel site.

The team of archaeologists uncovered a Pharaonic tomb containing 50 mummies dating back to the Ptolemaic era (323-30BC) about 2000 years ago , in Minya, south of Cairo. The mummies, 12 of which were of children, were discovered inside four, nine-metre-deep burial chambers in the Tuna el-Gebel archaeological site. The team is still trying to decipher what the identities of the mummies were, however they stated that from the mummification method they believe that the individuals whose remains were found had to some extent held important or prestigious positions.

The Guardian newspaper which first reported on this finding also reports that visitors, including ambassadors from several countries, gathered at the discovery site where 40 of the mummies were exhibited during the announcement ceremony. Some of the mummies were found wrapped in linen while others were placed in stone coffins or wooden sarcophagi.