Uploaded November 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
new mummy coffins found in egypt 2020 . Egypt discovered treasure of over 100 sarcophagi near Cairo.Sealed wooden coffins belonged to top officials of ancient Egypt some 2,500 years ago
Egypt announced Saturday the discovery of an ancient treasure trove of more than a 100 intact sarcophagi, dating back more than 2,500 years ago, the largest such find this year.
The sealed wooden coffins, unveiled on-site amid much fanfare, belonged to top officials of the Late Period and the Ptolemaic period of ancient Egypt.
They were found in three burial shafts at depths of 12 meters (40 feet) in the sweeping Saqqara necropolis south of Cairo.
Archaeologists opened one coffin to reveal a mummy wrapped in a burial shroud adorned with brightly colored hieroglyphic pictorials.
Mummification Process in Ancient Egypt : egy-king.com/2020/08/ancient-egypt-gods-and-goddesses-names.html
new mummy coffins found in egypt 2020 . Egypt discovered treasure of over 100 sarcophagi near Cairo.Sealed wooden coffins belonged to top officials of ancient Egypt some 2,500 years ago
Egypt announced Saturday the discovery of an ancient treasure trove of more than a 100 intact sarcophagi, dating back more than 2,500 years ago, the largest such find this year.
The sealed wooden coffins, unveiled on-site amid much fanfare, belonged to top officials of the Late Period and the Ptolemaic period of ancient Egypt.
They were found in three burial shafts at depths of 12 meters (40 feet) in the sweeping Saqqara necropolis south of Cairo.
Archaeologists opened one coffin to reveal a mummy wrapped in a burial shroud adorned with brightly colored hieroglyphic pictorials.
Mummification Process in Ancient Egypt : egy-king.com/2020/08/ancient-egypt-gods-and-goddesses-names.html
