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In a shocking event, archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed more than 20 well-preserved coffins. A stunned Egyptian government is calling it “one of the largest and most important” archaeological discoveries in recent years.
Credit: Getty ImagesIn a shocking event, archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed more than 20 well-preserved coffins.
A stunned Egyptian government is calling it “one of the largest and most important” archaeological discoveries in recent years.These wooden coffins were unearthed in the Theban necropolis of Asasif, near Luxor, a beautiful city on the banks of River Nile.
The coffins, as per archaeologists, are found in the exact same condition as the ancient Egyptians left them.The image of the discovered coffins were tweeted by Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities on Tuesday and the caption read “intact and sealed coffins”. The sarcophagi (a box-like funeral receptacle for a corpse mostly carved in stone), were stacked in two layers in a large tomb. One can see the original carvings of faces and hands on them. The colours on coffins have not faded much, given the number of years they were buried!
Though the officials or archaeologists have not yet disclosed the time to which the coffins belong. However, it is a well-known fact that the site, where the coffins were discovered, used to be a part of the ancient city of Thebes, which served as the royal capital of ancient Egypt.Looks like Egypt is on a ‘digging history down’ roll these days. Just a few days back, archaeologists here had discovered 30 workshops from ancient Egypt (dated from 1539 BC to 1292 BC), where funeral furniture for the tombs of kings was manufactured. At the same spot, they also found a kiln that was used to make pottery and metal.
Credit: Getty ImagesThe Egyptian government will share more details on the coffin discoveries on Saturday.
