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A Swedish-Egyptian archeological mission working in the Gebal al-Silsila area of Aswan discovered four intact child burial sites dating back to the 18th dynasty (1549/1550 BC–1292 BC), Mostafa Waziri, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities announced through a Ministry statement on Thursday. In the first burial, the archeologists found a mummified body of a child which still retained its linen wrapping and was surrounded by parts of organic material from what was once a wooden coffin.   The second grave…