Treasure-trove crypt discovered in Saqqara

Special Treasure-trove crypt discovered in Saqqara
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handout picture released by the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities on September 6, 2020, shows Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Mostafa Waziri (C) inspectiong one of thirteen 2500 year-old wooden coffins discovered in a burial shaft at the desert necropolis of Saqqara south of the capital. (AFP)
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Updated 15 September 2020
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Treasure-trove crypt discovered in Saqqara

Treasure-trove crypt discovered in Saqqara
  • The coffins are said to be 2,500 years old

CAIRO: Egyptian Egyptologist Zahi Hawass has announced the discovery of a coffin-filled crypt 14 meters underground at the foot of the stepped Saqqara pyramid.

“It contains a treasure trove of antiquities that will amaze the world,” he said. “Seventy percent of Egypt’s antiquities are still underground.”

The coffins are said to be 2,500 years old.