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SAQQARA, KOMPAS.com – A total of 100 ancient coffins with some mummies in them were displayed by Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities on Saturday (11/14/2020).
Not only the coffin with various mummies, the exhibition at the foot of the Djoser Step Pyramid or the famous ‘Djoser Step Pyramid’ at Saqqara also shows another discovery of 40 gold statues.
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Proud of the ???????? mission in Saqqara
We announce the discovery of sealed wooden coffins, over 2,000 years old, and 40 wooden and gilt artifacts.
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However, the 100 ancient coffins are not the first finds. Archaeologists have found ancient coffins and golden statues of the pharaoh at the Saqqara site many times before.
On September 20, the ministry announced its first find, up to 14 ancient coffins continued on October 3, 2020, archaeologists found another 59 ancient coffins at the same site.
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On October 3, 2020, archaeologists opened the lid of the ancient coffin, which then revealed the mummies preserved inside.
Archaeologists from Egypt’s ministry of tourism and antiquities appear to open a sarcophagus, also known as an ancient coffin, about 2,500 (other sources say 2,600) years old, which is still sealed.
The moment was recorded in a video posted on Twitter, which shows the crowd watching excitedly.
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Honored by being invited by the Minister of Tourism and Antiquities HE Khaled El Anany to Saqqara to announce that a new mummy tomb has been discovered. I saw one open for the first time in 2600 years! Truly amazing! @TourismandAntiq @MFATNZ ???????????????? pic.twitter.com/5oLfAM7zAV
– Greg Lewis ???????????????? (@NZinEgypt) October 3, 2020
When the lid of the sarcophagus was opened, archaeologists found the mummy, still dressed in ornate linen, with the color still intact.
The Saqqara Tomb or Saqqara Cemetery, located in the southern part of the capital Cairo, Egypt, is ‘home’ to many luxurious sarcophagi with one of the earliest pyramids in the area, the Step Pyramid of Djoser.
However, the site has suffered extensive damage over the centuries due to looting and illegal excavations.
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