Archeologists uncover 250 coffins containing ancient Egyptian mummies in Cairo

Over 250 ancient Egyptian coffins and 150 statues are uncovered at a cemetery near Cairo.

Archaeologists working near Cairo have uncovered hundreds of ancient Egyptian coffins and bronze statues of deities.The painted wooden coffins were found intact in burial shafts and contained mummies, amulets and wooden boxesThe coffins will be displayed at the Grand Egyptian Museum under construction near the Great Pyramids of Giza

The 250 coffins, 150 bronze statues and other objects dated to the Late Period, about 500 BC, the ministry said. The painted wooden coffins were found intact in burial shafts and contained mummies, amulets and wooden boxes.

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