archeologist in Egypt have just uncovered one of the big finds of recent year with the discovery of 13 human coffins that have remain sealed and unseen by human eye for over 2,500 years .
The coffin were found stacked on top of each other at the bottom of an 11 - meter - deep ( 36 feet ) shaft , entered via a precarious look forget me drug , in the desert necropolis of Saqqara . Many of the coffin come out to be ornately decorated and still hold their original coloring . Best of all , the team believe it ’s very likely that more coffin will be discovered in the interment shaft .
“ Very exciting find . I think this is only the beginning , ” Dr Khaled Al - Anani , Egypt ’s Minister of Tourism and Antiquities , said ina videoannouncing the find .
The archaeological site of Saqqara is a vast burial earth in Giza that once served as the necropolis for the ancient Egyptian capital , Memphis . Saqqara is household to an incredible selection of Pyramid , synagogue , tombs , and other archaeologic delights dating as far back as 5,000 long time from the First Dynasty of Egypt . The identity of the people buried currently remains unknown , but that hop to be revealed by further excavations and research over the following weeks .
The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquitiesannounced the discoveryat the weekend , adding it will before long be releasing a number of promotional videos on social media to show off some of their latest discovery .
“ The discovery mark the bombastic number of casket found in one burial place since the breakthrough of the Assef ’s surround [ a interlingual rendition of Al - Asasif Cachett ] , ” the instruction say . This is referring to a discovery made last twelvemonth whenarchaeologists found30 intact , sealed , and paint coffins in the southern urban center of Luxor .
Egypt reopened its many museums and archeological sites on September 1 . Like many state around the world , it ’s keen to get the tourism diligence back on track after several months of social distancing bar .
" It was a disaster for us , like the whole world , " Dr Al - Anani say , reportsBBC News . " We lost around $ 1bn per month and we ’re estimating that we ’ll still lose a lot of money during the coming calendar week and month . "
The area ’s history is a key constituent of Egypt ’s touristry industry and is one of the go sources of income for the country . The past X has seen a fair amount of political ferment in this part of the world , most notably the Arab Spring , which has put some travelers off visit in recent years . With much of this instability now over , Egypt is pull out out all the stops to advance its plenteous heritage in the hopes of winning back much - needed touristry to the region .
