100 ancient painted coffins and 40 wooden statues discovered in 2020’s biggest archaeological discovery in Egypt

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Egypt discovers 100 intact, sealed and painted coffins and a collection of 40 wooden statues in 2020’s biggest archaeological discovery in Egypt. Picture: Reuters

A collection of 100 intact, sealed and painted anthropoid 26th Dynasty coffins, golden funerary masks and a 40 wooden statues of Saqqara goddess Ptah Soker were unearthed in Egypt’s Saqqara Necropolis.

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Ancient sarcophagus more than 2500 years old discovered in a vast necropolis in Saqqara, Giza, Egypt. Picture: Reuters

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Ancient sarcophagus more than 2500 years old discovered in a vast necropolis. Picture: Reuters

They were found in three 12- metre deep shafts, closed for more than 2,500 years.

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Archaeologists work on an artifact, around 2,500 years old, from the newly discovered burial site near Egypt’s Saqqara necropolis. Picture: Reuters

It’s the greatest archeological discovery in 2020, but it is not the last one, as only 1% of the antiquities buried in the Saqqara Necropolis have been discovered.

The coffins will distributed among the Cairo Museum in Tahrir, the Grand Egyptian Museum, and the National Museum of Egyptian civilization.

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4 Comments

  1. Unfortunately the ancient civilizations that have lived on planet earth, before us now in this age where we are, were much more advanced than, we. Incredible temples, buildings, sculptures, and of example, do not forget the Indian civilizations with their impossible temples with hints and evidence of extraterrestrial technology, since without tools, and have been able to do incredible things, which can be seen today.

  2. Heathen antiquities. Blood sacrifices were common. Blood was used to fertilize crops. Probably get a mummy dust curse for that dig.
    I remember when hippies were putting pyramid shaped contraptions on their heads, and reading the Egyptian Book of the dead.

  3. When I first read the story I was sure that they found them in Zowie Hawass’ basement.
    Very cool I would bet that more is buried in Egypt than was is above ground.
    Like Peru it is pretty obvious that many places are built on top of much more ancient sites.

    The antiquity of society on earth is more inline with Hindi stories humans are just the latest .
    My younger brother paid a guide to allow him to climb up to the hole in the side of the pyramid he said he felt air coming from behind the stones. There is much more to be found that will refute much of the common belief.

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