More than 100 2,500-year-old sarcophagi discovered in Egypt

11/15/2020 World



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More than 100 ancient Egyptian sarcophagi, inviolated and sealed, containing well-preserved mummies, some accompanied by rich ornaments, have been discovered in a pharaonic necropolis in the town of Saqqara, near the Pyramid of Djoser, south of Cairo. This was announced by the Egyptian archaeological superintendency, which also speaks of the discovery of 40 gold statues.
The finds are mostly buried for just under 2,500 and thus date back to the period of dynasties from the 4th century to the 4th century BC. C. and until the Ptolemy dynasty (4th-1st centuries BC.
Archaeologists, says Cairo, quoted by international media, have so far opened one of the sarcophagi, finding the mummy well preserved inside, still wrapped in bandages, subjecting it to X-rays to verify its state of conservation.
The Saqqara site is part of the necropolis of the ancient capital of the first Egyptian kingdom, Memphis, which also includes the pyramids of Giza at Abu Sir and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the 1970s.
Saqqara has yet to reveal most of its contents to us, “Egypt’s Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled El-Anany told a press conference.” And a huge treasure. Excavations are ongoing and every time we discover the compartment of one tomb, we also find the entrance to another, “explained El-Anany, adding that, when examined, the finds will find their place in the Great Museum of the El Cairo.

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