In Egypt, a sarcophagus with a mummy, found in the Sakkara necropolis in Giza, was first opened. According to scientists, aristocrats and priests were buried there, who after death were subjected to complex burial rites. Researchers believe that during the mummification they removed the brain through the nostrils with a special hook, writes the Daily Mail.
In total, 59 preserved wooden coffins were found in Sakkara, on which bright drawings were applied. One of the sarcophagi was opened in front of media representatives. Inside were mummified remains wrapped in burial cloth, on which hieroglyphs were painted in bright colors.
In late September, it was reported that 14 sarcophagi were found in the Saqqara burial mine. After that, archaeologists discovered two more mines filled with coffins. Their age is about 2500 years. Now 40 of the 59 found sarcophagi have been put on public display, and the rest have been preserved for delivery to the Great Egyptian Museum – they plan to take all the found sarcophagi there.
In addition to the coffins, a carved bronze statue of the god of vegetation, Nefertum, inlaid with precious stones, as well as a collection of 28 statues of Ptah-Soker, the main god of the Sakkar necropolis, were found in the mine. There were also found collections of amulets and a figurine of the ushabti, which, according to legends, accompanied the dead in the afterlife.
