According to Reports reaching Oyogist.com, some Archeologists in Egypt has discovered more than 70 ancient coffins and 40 gilded statues, hidden in a massive burial site south of the Egyptian capital Cairo.
The Egyptian Authorities said Some of the colourful, sealed sarcophagi, which were buried more than 2,500 years ago, contained mummies wrapped in cloth. This discovery dates back to the Ptolemaic dynasty, which ruled Egypt from around 320BC to 30BC and from the Late Period, between 664 and 332BC.
Egypt’s tourism and antiquities minister while commending the latest discovery, said that the artefacts would be moved to three Cairo museums including the new Grand Egyptian Museum that Egypt is building near the famed Giza Pyramids, Oyogist.com learnt.
