• Home
  • Contact
  • Submit a News Releases
Saturday, August 20, 2022
  • Login
No Result
View All Result
NEWSLETTER
Mainland Times — Breaking Continental European News
  • Climate
  • Business
  • Economy
  • Europe
  • Health
  • Education
  • Society
  • Sport
  • World
  • Submit a News Releases
  • Climate
  • Business
  • Economy
  • Europe
  • Health
  • Education
  • Society
  • Sport
  • World
  • Submit a News Releases
No Result
View All Result
Mainland Times — Breaking Continental European News
No Result
View All Result
Home World

Trove of ancient Egyptian coffins and statues found at cemetery near Cairo

Michael Sanders by Michael Sanders
06/11/2022
in World
Trove of ancient Egyptian coffins and statues found at cemetery near Cairo
0
VIEWS

Some of the coffins found at the site

Archaeologists working near Cairo have uncovered hundreds of ancient Egyptian coffins and bronze statues of deities.

The discovery at a cemetery in Saqqara contained statues of the gods Anubis, Amun, Min, Osiris, Isis, Nefertum, Bastet and Hathor along with a headless statue of the architect Imhotep, who built the Saqqara pyramid, according to Egypt’s ministry of tourism and antiquities.

The 250 coffins, 150 bronze statues and other objects dated to the late period, about 500BC, the ministry said.

They were accompanied by a musical instrument known as a sistrum and a collection of bronze vessels used in rituals for the worship of the goddess Isis.

The painted wooden coffins were found intact in burial shafts and contained mummies, amulets and wooden boxes. Wooden statues of Nephthys and Isis from an earlier period were also found, both with gilded faces.

One coffin contained a well-preserved papyrus written in hieroglyphs, perhaps verses of the Book of the Dead, and was sent to the laboratory of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo for study, said Mostafa Waziri, the secretary general of the supreme council of antiquities.

A collection of cosmetics was found, including kohl containers, as well as bracelets and earrings.

The coffins will be transferred for display at the Grand Egyptian Museum under construction near the Great Pyramids of Giza and due to open later this year.

Saqqara, to the south of the Giza pyramids, has provided a steady stream of archaeological discoveries in recent years. The mission has been excavating in the area since 2018.

Recommended

Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer tests positive for COVID-19

Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer tests positive for COVID-19

7 months ago
Some of emerging Europe’s citizens are increasingly free to travel, others less so

Some of emerging Europe’s citizens are increasingly free to travel, others less so

9 months ago

Popular News

  • Teacher Miguelina Fredes

    Leaked candid photos of a teacher on OnlyFans have parents furious and want her fired

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Alvaris Pearce, a Russian photo model with political ambitions

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Major Canadian Solar Firm Denied Reports of Forced Labour

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Crypto Pirates launches NFT sale that provides early access to the P2E game

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Liz Truss closes in on Penny Mordaunt in race to replace Boris Johnson

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0

Newsletter

Subscribe and receive the latest news to your email.

SUBSCRIBE

Category

  • Business
  • Climate
  • Economy
  • Education
  • Europe
  • Health
  • Society
  • Sport
  • World
  • Без рубрики

Site Links

  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org

About Us

Mainland Times is an independent online outlet that publishes socially relevant news taking place on the European continent. Mainland Times aggregates news from several sources, and also provides coverage through a network of local correspondents.

  • Home
  • Contact
  • Submit a News Releases

© 2021 All rights reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Europe
  • Economy
  • Health
  • Climate
  • Climate
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Education
  • Society
  • World
  • Submit a News Releases

© 2021 All rights reserved.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In