Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Mostafa Waziri inspecting one of the 2,500-year-old wooden coffins discovered in a burial shaft at the desert necropolis of Saqqara south of Cairo. AFP
Some of the 2,500-year-old wooden coffins discovered in a burial shaft at the desert necropolis of Saqqara south of Cairo. AFP
A statue discovered along with the 2,500-year-old wooden coffins in a burial shaft at the desert necropolis of Saqqara south of Cairol. AFP
One of thirteen 2,500-year-old wooden coffins discovered in a burial shaft at the desert necropolis of Saqqara south of Cairo. AFP
Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Mostafa Waziri inspecting one of the 2,500-year-old wooden coffins discovered in a burial shaft at the desert necropolis of Saqqara south of Cairo. AFP
Some of the 2,500-year-old wooden coffins discovered in a burial shaft at the desert necropolis of Saqqara south of Cairo. AFP
A statue discovered along with the 2,500-year-old wooden coffins in a burial shaft at the desert necropolis of Saqqara south of Cairol. AFP
One of thirteen 2,500-year-old wooden coffins discovered in a burial shaft at the desert necropolis of Saqqara south of Cairo. AFP
Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Mostafa Waziri inspecting one of the 2,500-year-old wooden coffins discovered in a burial shaft at the desert necropolis of Saqqara south of Cairo. AFP
Egypt discovers 13 mummies believed to be 2,500 years old
The discovery comes a week after the country reopened its archaeological sites
