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Funerary Temple Of Queen Neit Discovered In Giza
An Egyptian archeological mission discovered a funerary temple Saturday dating back over 4,000 years and belonging to Queen Nearit, wife of King Teti.
Famed Egyptian archeologist Zahi Hawass was in charge of the expedition in the Saqqara Necropolis.
The dig has been going on since 2007
The mission also found burial shafts, coffins with mummies, statues, stelae, toys, wooden boats and funerary masks plus a five-meter (yard) long papyrus depicting chapter 17 of the book of the dead.
During excavations, 22 burial shafts were found and inside these shafts more than 50 wooden coffins uncovered, dating back to Egypt s the New Kingdom.
A cache of ancient burial shafts containing hundreds of wooden coffins dating back to the New Kingdom are among a new batch of major discoveries found at Egy.
Egypt on Sunday unveiled ancient treasures found at the Saqqara archaeological site near Cairo, including sarcophagi over 3,000 years old, a discovery that "rewrites history," according to famed Egyptologist Zahi Hawass.
Amy Woodyatt • Updated 18th January 2021
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(CNN) A cache of ancient burial shafts containing hundreds of wooden coffins dating back to the New Kingdom are among a new batch of major discoveries found at Egypt s Saqqara archaeological site.
Coffins, funerary masks and a funeral temple were discovered during an archeological mission at Saqqara, a vast necropolis about 32 kilometers (20 miles) south of Cairo, which experts claim will rewrite the history of the region.
Experts on Saturday announced they had discovered the funeral temple of Queen Nearit wife of King Teti, the first king of the sixth dynasty of the old kingdom state news Al-Ahram reported, quoting the Egypt s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
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An adorned wooden sarcophagus is displayed during the official announcement of the discovery by an Egyptian archaeological mission of a new trove of treasures at Egypt s Saqqara necropolis south of Cairo, on January 17, 2021. (Khaled DESOUKI / AFP)
Egyptologist Zahi Hawass poses for a picture during the official announcement of the discovery by an archaeological mission he leads of a new trove of treasures at Egypt s Saqqara necropolis south of Cairo, on January 17, 2021. (Khaled DESOUKI / AFP)
CORRECTS DAY OF WEEK TO SUNDAY A trove of ancient coffins and artifacts on display that Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass and his team unearthed in a vast necropolis, in Saqqara, south of Cairo, Egypt, January 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)