It’s been a bumper year for Egypt’s ministry of antiquities. It has just unearthed another 14 ancient coffins in the Saqqara necropolis, south of Cairo.
The sarcophagi have been buried for more then 2,500 years. They were found in the same spot where archaeologists found 13 weirdly well-preserved coffins last week.
The vast Saqqara necropolis is located 10 miles south of the pyramids of Giza. The area is part of the antient city of Memphis, and is a UNESCO World Heritage sites.
Photographs of the coffins show just how well preserved they are. You can see ornate paintings, along with the proper colours of maroon and blue.
Usually, the wooden coffins tend to decay over time. Archaeologists believe that these sarcophagi were unusually well-preserved thanks to their location within the heritage site.
The ministry has said that more excavations have been planned, and they expect that these won’t be the last ancient coffins found on the site.
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