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Archaeologists unwittingly following the trail of an ancient Egyptian Pied Piper have uncovered dozens of mummified mice among a stash of around 50 animals laid to rest in an ancient tomb. Mostafa Waziri, secretary-general of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, unveiled details about the mysterious discovery on Friday, which according to a report in Aljazeera includes “a well preserved and finely painted tomb” inside which a number of mummified remains were unearthed. The tomb was discovered about 390km (242 miles) south of Cairo near the Egyptian town of Sohag, in a desert region near the Nile River and archaeologists believe it was built for a man named ‘Tutu’ and his wife. It is believed to date to an era defined