An Egyptian archaeological mission uncovered a large collection of intact and sealed coffins at Saqqara Necropolis, Al-Ahram reported. Sixty ambassadors and international media representatives flocked to the scene on Saturday to witness the announcement of the new discovery.On site, almost 40 anthropoid painted coffins were placed in a large tent, while the rest of the coffins were put on display inside tombs.
Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled Anani said that an Egyptian mission started re-excavating the site two months ago and succeeded to uncover a burial shaft 11 metres deep where there were more than 13 anthropoid intact and sealed coffins. More excavations revealed two more shafts, 10 and 12 metres deep, filled with a large number of intact and sealed coffins. The mission succeeded to unearth 59 coffins thus far. All the unearthed coffins are in a very good conservation condition and still bear their original colours.