CAIRO Egypt has unveiled a significant new archaeological discovery at the Saqqara necropolis south of Cairo, including 54 wooden coffins, many of which can…
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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)