In addition, experts found 14 ancient Egyptian coffins on the Saqqara site page all

KOMPAS.com – Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities announced findings 14 sarcophagus at the Saqqara Cemetery, south of Cairo.

According to an announcement made on Sunday (20/09/2020), the sarcophagus had been buried for 2,500 years.

Sarcophagus is a place for storing corpses and is generally made of stone or wood.

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Reported AFP, Monday (21/9/2020), coffin it was discovered two days ago during archaeological excavations at the burial site where.

This is the same place where 13 wooden sarcophagi were found last week.

Saqqara Cemetery is located about 16 kilometers south of the pyramids of Giza.

The site is part of the ancient city of Memphis – a UNESCO World Heritage site – and the Pyramid of Djoser.

The well-preserved photographs of wooden coffins feature intricate and ornate paintings, with maroon and blue outlines, and hieroglyphic drawings.

The ministry said it was planning further excavations to find another sarcophagus at the site.

“The findings at Saqqara are just the beginning,” said Egypt’s Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, Khaled al-Anani, in a video.

Since 3,000 years ago, Saqqara was the burial place of the Egyptian people.

That is why Saqqara is nicknamed “the desert of the graves” which houses many archaeological sites.

Starting from the aristocrats, high officials, to the lower middle class are buried on this site.

Nobles and high officials are usually buried along with their belongings such as jewelry to pets. The sarcophagus is also decorated with an element of luxury.

On the other hand, those from the lower middle class have simpler graves.

Many of the coffins found in Egypt have been looted so that they are no longer intact.

Therefore, finding an untouched and pristine tomb is a special thing.

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Egypt is trying to promote archaeological discoveries in its country in a bid to revive tourism, which has been hit hard by travel restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

In July, authorities reopened the pyramids of Giza and other archaeological sites to the public after three months of closure and waived entry tourist fees.

Egypt also plans to unveil a major project of the Grand Egyptian Museum in the coming months.

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