A new archeological discovery in Saqqara, the land of mystery, ancient splendor and secrets.
A new archaeological
discovery in Saqqara, the land of mystery, ancient splendor and secrets.
The Egyptian archaeological mission working there uncovered 100
well preserved sealed wooden coffins and 40 statues of the deity, Ptah Soker,
God of the Saqqara Necropolis, including gilded statues and 20 wooden boxes of
the god Horus, and two statues of "Phnomus", one of them is 120 cm
high, and the other is 75 cm high made of acacia wood. In addition to the
unveiling of a number of Ushabti statuettes and amulets, and 4 Golden masks of
gilded cartonnage.
In an international press
conference attended by more than 300 members of local and foreign media and
press members, the Ministry of Tourism & Antiquities announced another big
discovery by an Egyptian mission
The new discovery was found at the same place as the previous
discoveries that was announced last October.
the coffins have to be
extracted from the shafts where they were discovered to make room to continue
the exploration of the new shafts behind them.
that coffins will be distributed to the Grand Egyptian Museum, the
National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, the Egyptian Museum of Tahrir, and
the Museum of the New Administrative Capital.
Dr. Khaled El-Enany indicated that the coffins that will be
transferred to the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir will be a gift that will be
presented to the museum on its 118th anniversary.
During the announcement of the archaeological discovery, a coffin
was opened with a mummy inside, and the mummy was scanned with an X-ray. A
short film about the archaeological discovery was also shown.
Dr. Mostafa Waziry, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of
Antiquities, explained that the X- ray of the mummy showed that it was of a
male, who was in good health during his life and that he probably died between
the age of 40 and 45 years and that his height ranged between 165 and 175 cm.
It is worth noting that the area in which this discovery was found
is the "tomb of noblemen" in Saqqara, in which the sacred necropolis
of cats, animals and birds was found. This is in addition to the great
discovery of the tomb of "Wahty", a priest of the Republic Fifth
Dynasty, which was praised by the whole world.
About saqqara
Saqqara, is one of the most important sites of the Memphis
necropolis , which is the first capital of Egypt. It extends from Abu Rawash in
the north to Dahshur in the south, pointing out that the Necropolis of Memphis
is one of UNESCO’s World Heritage sites in Egypt.
It is a very large area with around 13 pyramids. Kings, high rank
citizens and senior officials were buried there from the ancient era, alongside
their families through most eras of ancient Egyptian history (Pharaonic, Greek
and Roman). Saqqara also has a number of ancient monasteries and the largest
animal necropolises.
Saqqara is a very rich area that is still full
of mysteries that is revealed to the world every now and then. Emphasizing that
it is expected with, continued excavations, to find more human and animal tombs.
Also the discoveries of Saqqara archaeological site is on the list of the
top 10 most important discoveries of the year, according to the American
“Archaeology” Magazine.
Saqqara archeological site is still full secrets that are yet to be revealed.
