Egypt unveils 59 newly-unearthed ancient coffins

Cairo, Oct 4 : Egyptian authorities have unveiled a collection of 59 intact and sealed 26th Dynasty coffins, which were recently unearthed by an archaeological mission at the Saqqara Necropolis.
On Saturday, the collection was unveiled in the presence of 60 ambassadors and international media representatives, the Al Ahram online newspaper said in a report.
While 40 anthropoid painted coffins were placed in a large tent, the rest were on display inside tombs.
Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled El-Enaby said an Egyptian mission started re-excavating the site two months ago and succeeded to uncover a burial shaft 11 metres deep where there were more than 13 anthropoid intact and sealed coffins.
More excavations revealed two more shafts, 10 and 12 metres deep, filled with a large number of intact and sealed coffins.
The mission succeeded to unearth 59 coffins thus far.