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The discovery comes a week after the country reopened its archaeological sites.
The Egyptian government has uncovered a collection of more than a dozen coffins believed to involve human mummies dating back more than two millennia.
The thirteen rooms were found stacked in a well in Saqqarah, an ancient site located about 20 miles south of Cairo, the Egyptian capital, according to Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
After being discovered about 10 meters deep underground, archaeologists said the cameras were of the elements, leaving the original main points visible on the outside of the coffins.
Khaled El-Enany, Egypt’s Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, said it’s “an indescribable feeling when you witness a new archaeological find” in a Twitter message.
In a Facebook video, one of the archaeologists says it’s a discovery: “I’ve never noticed that before,” he says.
Egypt opened its archaeological sites and museums last week after months of closures due to the coronavirus pandemic, discoveries that are not only for Egypt’s heritage, but also for its economy.
Archaeologists discovered four coffins containing mummies in Saqqara this year.