Egypt: Discovering new untouched archaeological treasures for 2,500 years

The Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Egyptian Antiquities, Dr. Mustafa Waziri, revealed that the number of coffins discovered inside an archaeological well in the historical Saqqara area in Giza has increased from 13 colored human coffins to dozens of colored and closed wooden coffins, which have not been touched by hands for 2,500 years.

And my minister expected that the coffins contain mummies in a good condition of preservation, as they are sealed coffins, pointing out that the coffins have not been opened until today.

He indicated that the details of the discovery are expected to be announced by early October, and that work is underway to know all the details related to the personalities of the coffins owners, in addition to continuing restoration work for all discovered coffins.

Waziri added that he and his delegation are continuing the excavation work, amid hopes that more archaeological discoveries will be found in the region, which he described as "promising" in the field of archaeological discoveries.

He explained that the Egyptian archaeological mission, which works under his leadership in the Saqqara region, is working for the fourth season, and that the previous three seasons have reached a set of important archaeological discoveries, including the discovery of a cache of animal and bird mummies, which were transferred to display in the Sharm El Sheikh Museum, and the cemetery of “Wahati” Which dates back to the Fifth Dynasty in the Old Kingdom, and it is 4,500 years old.

He added that he also unveiled a statue dating back to the era of the ancient Egyptian state, and found it in the Abu Rawash area, and it was displayed among the holdings of the Grand Museum, in addition to the discovery that is currently being worked on, and began to find 13 archaeological coffins early this month.

Waziri said that the well, rich in dozens of coffins, in Saqqara, its features were revealed with the first days of work during the current excavation season, which is the fourth season of his mission in the region, pointing out that as soon as about six meters of "debris and dust" that covered the work site was removed, the first appeared The well features in which dozens of coffins were found, and work is still in progress today.

Waziri described - in an interview with German News Agency - the feeling he had at the moment of finding the first coffin inside the Saqqara well, which no human had entered for thousands of years, as a feeling full of surprise, excitement and joy, saying: "How beautiful it is to feel that you add something new to history." .

Regarding the discoveries he had made since assuming the position of Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Egyptian Antiquities, he mentioned that he had made important discoveries in the areas of Dra'a Abu Al Naja and Al Asasif in the ancient Theban Cemetery on the western mainland of Luxor, including a discovery that included thousands of shabty statues, and others that included dozens of coffins and mummies The establishment of a special exhibition hall for it in the Grand Museum called the Hall of Khafat Al-Asasif.

He pointed out that he made important discoveries in Minya, in addition to the ongoing discoveries of Saqqara for the fourth consecutive season, and that Egyptian archaeological missions continue to work under his leadership in the pyramids, Minya and Luxor.

Regarding the memories of the first archaeological discovery he made since joining the antiquities work, my minister explained that in 1989 he joined the Giza pyramids area, and he drew his attention to the presence of a stone impeding the movement of passers-by in the area, so he decided to seek the help of workers to lift it from its place and pave the road well, and as soon as the excavation was done In the vicinity of the stone, to extract it, he discovered that this stone is a miniature version of the statue of Abu Al-Hol, its base is 70 cm, and its height is 60 cm.

He saw that Egypt is promising archaeological discoveries, and that the underground in the historical cities of Egypt preserves many of the secrets of ancient Egypt, and that dozens of Egyptian archaeological missions, in addition to dozens of foreign archaeological missions, continue to work in all Egyptian governorates, and their work varies between carrying out archaeological excavations in search of New discoveries, and carrying out restoration and protection work for discovered archaeological sites.

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