Xinhua News Agency, Cairo, October 3 (Reporter Wu Danni Ahmed Shafiq) An official of the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced on the 3rd that the archaeological team had unearthed 59 objects dating back about 2,500 years from a single grave in Giza Province. Wooden coffin.
This archeological discovery is located in the Saqqara area of Giza Province. Two mummies are completely preserved in the two wooden coffins opened on the site.
Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Cultural Relics Khalid Anani said in an interview with Xinhua News Agency reporters that this is an important archaeological discovery in the Saqqara area. The unearthed wooden coffins are well preserved, and there are still unearthed wooden coffins waiting at the site. Excavate.
Anani said that the archaeological team initially determined that the owners of these wooden coffins were ancient Egyptian priests or officials.
Mustafa Waziri, secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Cultural Heritage of Egypt, told reporters that these wooden coffins were buried at a depth of 10 to 12 meters underground and were completely sealed when they were unearthed. The surface of the wooden coffins was painted.
Some statues of ancient Egyptian gods were unearthed at the same time as the wooden coffin.
In 2019, 30 wooden coffins were unearthed from a single tomb in Luxor, southern Egypt.
The Saqqara area is the core site of the ancient Egyptian civilization. The pyramids of many pharaohs and the tombs of many nobles are located here, including the oldest step pyramid.