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Egypt unveils ancient coffins, statues found in Saqqara

by Samy Magdy
| November 14, 2020 4:33 AM

CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian antiquities officials on Saturday announced the discovery of at least 100 ancient coffins, some with mummies inside, and around 40 gilded statues in a vast Pharaonic necropolis south of Cairo.

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