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Most of the coffins discovered at a burial in Saqqara appear to be sealed.
The ministry said archaeologists had discovered more than thirteen human coffins, a maximum of which appear to have remained sealed for more than 2500 years, indicating that fortunately they had escaped looting.
Khaled El-Enany, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, shared a teaser video about the discovery: “An indescribable feeling when you witness a new archaeological discovery,” he tweeted.
The video reveals too much, but the minister suggests that early discoveries are just the beginning of something bigger. The ministry intends to release a series of promotional films with new main points at the burial site.
The archaeological team took a look at one of Saqqara’s coffins.
The archaeological team will make paintings to notice more artifacts and will also attempt to identify the other people inside the coffins and their positions in ancient Egyptian society.
An enigmatic granite sarcophagus made headlines in 2018 when the government opened it and discovered a red liquid with remains inside. The Internet has gone too far to check the taste of the substance. That deserves not to be a challenge this time. The wooden coffins seem to be very dry.