An Egyptian archaeological project has uncovered a giant collection of sealed sarcophagus and 2500-year-old figurines in the Saqqara necropolis in Giza.
Opening one of the richly decorated sarcophagus for the first time before the media assembly, the team mummified the remains wrapped in burial fabric with brightly colored hieroglyphic inscriptions.
The spectacular discovery was unearthed south of Cairo in the vast saqqara cemetery, the necropolis of the former Egyptian capital of Memphis, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
On the site, about 10 miles southeast of the pyramids of Giza, 59 coffins painted with anthropoids have been discovered so far, of which 40 were presented to the press.
Most of the coffins contained mummified remains that, according to initial research, were priests, elders, and elites of ancient Egyptian society.
All would probably have been subjected to the complex funeral rituals of ancient Egypt after their death, adding that they would have removed their brains with an iron hook.
A sarcophagus of about 2500 years is observed inside the newly discovered cemetery near the Egyptian necropolis of Saqqara, in Giza, Egypt, on October 3.
Pictured: A man opens one of the sarcophagus on the occasion of the inauguration in front of the media. So far 59 coffins painted with anthropoids have been discovered.
Most of the discovered coffins contained mummified remains (pictured) of priests, high officials, and elites.
Approximately 40 of the 59 coffins discovered at the site near the Egyptian necropolis of Saqqara were exposed to the media, the others were stored before being exhibited in a museum.
The spectacular discovery unearthed south of Cairo in the vast saqqarah cemetery, the necropolis of the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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