Archaeologists in Egypt uncover 59 well-preserved and sealed wooden coffins that were buried more than 2,500 years ago at the Saqqara necropolis, 30 kilometers south of Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, October 3. Opening one of the ornately decorated sarcophagi before assembled media, the team revealed mummified remains wrapped in burial cloth that bore hieroglyphic inscriptions in bright colors.
The dramatic find was unearthed south of Cairo in the sprawling burial ground of Saqqara, the necropolis of the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Since the find of the first 13 coffins was announced almost three weeks ago, more have been discovered in shafts at depths of up to 12 meters.
An unknown number of additional coffins may still lie buried there, the tourism and antiquities minister, Khaled al-Anani, said at the site, near the 4,700-year-old pyramid of Djoser.
The coffins date back to about the sixth or seventh century B.C., the minister added.
(AFP)
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