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Archaeologists Discover 27 Sarcophagi In Egypt That Have Remained Unopened For 2,500 Years
Daily Caller ^
| 9/21/2020
| MARLO SAFI
Posted on 09/21/2020 9:14:05 PM PDT by bitt
Archaeologists have discovered 37 ancient coffins in Egypt that are believed to have remained unopened since they were buried around 2,500 years ago, numerous sources reported.
The coffins, also called sarcophagi, were buried near the Step Pyramid of Djoser in Saqqara, which is located 20 miles south of Cairo and is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site. A spokesperson for Egypts Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said 12 coffins were found earlier in September in a newly discovered well, and were followed by the unearthing of 14 more in another well, the Associated Press reported.
Although the sarcophagi have been underground for millennia, they retained their original colors, and are seen covered in color and ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics in footage shared by the ministry, the AP reported.
Additional, smaller artifacts were also discovered in the burial shaft, which stretched 30 feet below ground. Among the artifacts was a figurine typically buried in Egyptian gravesites to aid the deceased in the afterlife, CNN reported.
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TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: 18thdynasty; 19thdynasty; 26thdynasty; 27sarcophagi; ancientautopsies; egypt; godsgravesglyphs; saqqara
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posted on
09/21/2020 9:14:05 PM PDT
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bitt
To: Whenifhow; null and void; aragorn; EnigmaticAnomaly; kalee; Kale; azishot; AZ .44 MAG; Baynative; ..
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posted on
09/21/2020 9:14:17 PM PDT
by
bitt
(Those who learn from the past are condemned to watch everybody else repeat it)
To: bitt
Geraldo Rivera is on route?
To: bitt
They'll be looted before dawn, and by Saturday the good stuff will be in some rich liberal's Upper West Side condo.
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posted on
09/21/2020 9:22:57 PM PDT
by
Governor Dinwiddie
(Guide me, O thou great redeemer, pilgrim through this barren land.)
To: Governor Dinwiddie
Or in either on EBay or Esty.
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posted on
09/21/2020 9:25:56 PM PDT
by
Biggirl
("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
To: bitt
Nancy - your sarcophagi are calling...
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posted on
09/21/2020 9:29:00 PM PDT
by
43north
(Its hard to stop a man when he knows he's right and he keeps coming.)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
09/21/2020 9:32:39 PM PDT
by
rdl6989
To: bitt
Thanks for preempting the sinking clown.
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posted on
09/21/2020 9:35:15 PM PDT
by
Fungi
To: bitt
Keep a bottle or two of Febreeze at the ready.
To: bitt
Among the artifacts was a figurine typically buried in Egyptian gravesites to aid the deceased in the afterlife Yeah, I'll bet the figurine was a lot of help in the afterlife.
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posted on
09/21/2020 9:39:48 PM PDT
by
texas booster
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To: bitt
Just in time to have their contents serve as firewood substitutes for winter!
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posted on
09/21/2020 9:50:38 PM PDT
by
ConservativeMind
(Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
To: Biggirl
#5:
"Or in either on EBay or Esty"Bingo! You nailed it.
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posted on
09/21/2020 9:51:30 PM PDT
by
Governor Dinwiddie
(Guide me, O thou great redeemer, pilgrim through this barren land.)
To: bitt
And all 27 are registered Democrats...
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posted on
09/21/2020 9:57:38 PM PDT
by
OrangeHoof
(COVID infects the Democrat brain and makes them drunk with power.)
To: bitt
Is it really that difficult to find 15 or 20 coffins buried anywhere in Egypt?
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posted on
09/21/2020 10:00:17 PM PDT
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Delta 21
To: bitt
This was an interesting time. The Persians were conquering Egypt and weren’t really thrown out until Alexander the Great beat them 150 years later. Could be some interesting Jewish, Greek and Persian stuff in there.
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posted on
09/21/2020 10:02:30 PM PDT
by
VanShuyten
("...that all the donkeys were dead. I know nothing as to the fate of the less valuable animals.")
To: bitt
I’m not quite understanding on why they were found in a well. Where they originally put there or thrown down into a well at a later time? Why a well, which I picture as a deep narrow hole in the ground?
To: bitt
The headline says 27, the first line of the story says 37, but who cares? Seen one, you’ve seen ‘em all.
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posted on
09/21/2020 10:31:37 PM PDT
by
Rocky
To: bitt
To: Honest Nigerian
Yes, Helen of Thomas was well known in ancient times.
Homer referred to her as "The Face That Sank a Thousand Ships".
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posted on
09/21/2020 11:44:58 PM PDT
by
CardCarryingMember.VastRightWC
("May You Live in Interesting Times": Ancient Chinese Curse. The Wuhanic Plague: Modern Chinese Curse)
To: Inyo-Mono
By ‘well’, they just mean ‘shaft’. The Egyptians moved to this form of tomb after the pyramids fell to grave robbers.
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posted on
09/22/2020 5:40:41 AM PDT
by
lepton
("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
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