An archaeologist cleans a statue during the unveiling of an ancient treasure trove of more than a 100 intact sarcophagi. AFP
An archaeologist cleans a statue during the unveiling of an ancient treasure trove of more than a 100 intact sarcophagi. AFP
Archaeologists clean statues and funerary masks during the unveiling of an ancient treasure trove of more than a 100 intact sarcophagi. AFP
Archaeologists clean statues and funerary masks during the unveiling of an ancient treasure trove of more than a 100 intact sarcophagi. AFP
Wooden sarcophagi on display during the unveiling of an ancient treasure trove of more than a 100 intact sarcophagi. AFP
Wooden sarcophagi on display during the unveiling of an ancient treasure trove of more than a 100 intact sarcophagi. AFP
Archaeologists x-ray a mummy, wrapped in a burial shroud adorned with brightly coloured hieroglyphics pictorials. AFP
Archaeologists x-ray a mummy, wrapped in a burial shroud adorned with brightly coloured hieroglyphics pictorials. AFP
Wooden sarcophagi on display during the unveiling of an ancient treasure trove of more than a 100 intact sarcophagi. AFP
Wooden sarcophagi on display during the unveiling of an ancient treasure trove of more than a 100 intact sarcophagi. AFP
Wooden sarcophagi on display during the unveiling of an ancient treasure trove of more than a 100 intact sarcophagi. AFP
Wooden sarcophagi on display during the unveiling of an ancient treasure trove of more than a 100 intact sarcophagi. AFP
Wooden sarcophagi on display during the unveiling of an ancient treasure trove of more than a 100 intact sarcophagi. AFP
Wooden sarcophagi on display during the unveiling of an ancient treasure trove of more than a 100 intact sarcophagi. AFP
Wooden sarcophagi during the unveiling of an ancient treasure trove of more than a 100 intact sarcophagi. AFP
Wooden sarcophagi during the unveiling of an ancient treasure trove of more than a 100 intact sarcophagi. AFP
Archaeologists inspect a mummy, wrapped in a burial shroud adorned with brightly coloured hieroglyphics pictorials. AFP
Archaeologists inspect a mummy, wrapped in a burial shroud adorned with brightly coloured hieroglyphics pictorials. AFP
Scientists open a sarcophaguses next to others as they are presented to the media near the newly discovered burial site at Saqqara Necropolis in Giza. EPA
Scientists open a sarcophaguses next to others as they are presented to the media near the newly discovered burial site at Saqqara Necropolis in Giza. EPA
Archaeologists work on artefacts as sarcophaguses are presented to the media near the newly discovered burial site at Saqqara Necropolis in Giza. EPA
Archaeologists work on artefacts as sarcophaguses are presented to the media near the newly discovered burial site at Saqqara Necropolis in Giza. EPA
Statues and funerary masks on display during the unveiling of an ancient treasure trove of more than a 100 intact sarcophagi. AFP
Statues and funerary masks on display during the unveiling of an ancient treasure trove of more than a 100 intact sarcophagi. AFP
An archaeologist works on an artefact as sarcophaguses are presented to the media near the newly discovered burial site at Saqqara Necropolis in Giza. EPA
An archaeologist works on an artefact as sarcophaguses are presented to the media near the newly discovered burial site at Saqqara Necropolis in Giza. EPA
Archaeologists inspect a mummy, wrapped in a burial shroud adorned with brightly coloured hieroglyphics pictorials, during the unveiling of an ancient treasure trove of more than a 100 intact sarcophagi. AFP
Archaeologists inspect a mummy, wrapped in a burial shroud adorned with brightly coloured hieroglyphics pictorials, during the unveiling of an ancient treasure trove of more than a 100 intact sarcophagi. AFP
An archaeologist cleans a sarcophagus during the unveiling of an ancient treasure trove of more than a 100 intact sarcophagi. AFP
An archaeologist cleans a sarcophagus during the unveiling of an ancient treasure trove of more than a 100 intact sarcophagi. AFP
Wooden sarcophagi during the unveiling of an ancient treasure trove of more than a 100 intact coffins. AFP
Wooden sarcophagi during the unveiling of an ancient treasure trove of more than a 100 intact coffins. AFP
Wooden sarcophagi on display during the unveiling of an ancient treasure trove of more than a 100 intact sarcophagi. AFP
Wooden sarcophagi on display during the unveiling of an ancient treasure trove of more than a 100 intact sarcophagi. AFP
An archaeologist cleans a statue during the unveiling of an ancient treasure trove of more than a 100 intact sarcophagi. AFP
An archaeologist cleans a statue during the unveiling of an ancient treasure trove of more than a 100 intact sarcophagi. AFP
An archaeologist cleans a statue during the unveiling of an ancient treasure trove of more than a 100 intact sarcophagi. AFP
An archaeologist cleans a statue during the unveiling of an ancient treasure trove of more than a 100 intact sarcophagi. AFP
Funerary masks on display during the unveiling of an ancient treasure trove of more than a 100 intact sarcophagi. AFP
Funerary masks on display during the unveiling of an ancient treasure trove of more than a 100 intact sarcophagi. AFP
A wooden sarcophagi on display during the unveiling of an ancient treasure trove of more than a 100 intact sarcophagi. AFP
A wooden sarcophagi on display during the unveiling of an ancient treasure trove of more than a 100 intact sarcophagi. AFP
A statue on display during the unveiling of an ancient treasure trove of more than a 100 intact sarcophagi. AFP
A statue on display during the unveiling of an ancient treasure trove of more than a 100 intact sarcophagi. AFP
Wooden sarcophagi during the unveiling of an ancient treasure trove of more than a 100 intact sarcophagi. AFP
Wooden sarcophagi during the unveiling of an ancient treasure trove of more than a 100 intact sarcophagi. AFP
Wooden sarcophagi on display during the unveiling of an ancient treasure trove of more than a 100 intact sarcophagi. AFP
Wooden sarcophagi on display during the unveiling of an ancient treasure trove of more than a 100 intact sarcophagi. AFP
Archaeologists inspect a mummy, wrapped in a burial shroud adorned with brightly coloured hieroglyphics pictorials. AFP
Archaeologists inspect a mummy, wrapped in a burial shroud adorned with brightly coloured hieroglyphics pictorials. AFP
Wooden sarcophagi on display during the unveiling of an ancient treasure trove of more than a 100 intact sarcophagi. AFP
Wooden sarcophagi on display during the unveiling of an ancient treasure trove of more than a 100 intact sarcophagi. AFP
An archaeologist cleans a statue during the unveiling of an ancient treasure trove of more than a 100 intact sarcophagi. AFP
An archaeologist cleans a statue during the unveiling of an ancient treasure trove of more than a 100 intact sarcophagi. AFP

Egypt unveils 100 coffins dating back 2,500 years

Egyptian antiquities officials said some sarcophagi had mummies inside and there were around 40 gilded statues in a vast necropolis south of Cairo

The National

November 14, 2020

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  • Arabic

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.

Colourful, sealed sarcophagi and statues that were buried more than 2,500 years ago were displayed in a makeshift exhibit at the feet of the famed Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara.

Archaeologists opened a coffin with a well-preserved mummy wrapped in cloth inside. They also carried out X‐raying visualising the structures of the ancient mummy, showing how the body had been preserved.

Tourism and Antiquities Minister Khaled El Anany told a news conference that the discovered items date back to the Ptolemaic dynasty that ruled Egypt for some 300 years – from around 320BC to about 30BC, and the Late Period (664-332 BC).

He said they would move the artefacts to at least three Cairo museums including the Grand Egyptian Museum that Egypt is building near the famed Giza Pyramids. He said they would announce another discovery at the Saqqara necropolis later this year.

The discovery at the famed necropolis is the latest in a series of archaeological finds in Egypt. Since September, antiquities authorities revealed at least 140 sealed sarcophagi, with mummies inside most of them, in the same area of Saqqara.

Egyptian archaeologists found other “shafts full of coffins, well-gilded, well-painted, well-decorated,” Mostafa Waziri, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, told reporters on Saturday.

The Saqqara site is part of the necropolis at Egypt’s ancient capital of Memphis that includes the famed Giza Pyramids, as well as smaller pyramids at Abu Sir, Dahshur and Abu Ruwaysh. The ruins of Memphis were designated a Unesco World Heritage site in 1970s.

Egypt frequently touts its archaeological discoveries in hopes of spurring a vital tourism industry that has been reeling from the political turmoil following the 2011 popular uprising that toppled longtime autocrat Hosni Mubarak. The sector was also dealt a further blow this year by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Dubai works towards better air quality by 2021

Dubai is on a mission to record good air quality for 90 per cent of the year – up from 86 per cent annually today – by 2021.

The municipality plans to have seven mobile air-monitoring stations by 2020 to capture more accurate data in hourly and daily trends of pollution.

These will be on the Palm Jumeirah, Al Qusais, Muhaisnah, Rashidiyah, Al Wasl, Al Quoz and Dubai Investment Park.

“It will allow real-time responding for emergency cases,” said Khaldoon Al Daraji, first environment safety officer at the municipality.

“We’re in a good position except for the cases that are out of our hands, such as sandstorms.

“Sandstorms are our main concern because the UAE is just a receiver.

“The hotspots are Iran, Saudi Arabia and southern Iraq, but we’re working hard with the region to reduce the cycle of sandstorm generation.”

Mr Al Daraji said monitoring as it stood covered 47 per cent of Dubai.

There are 12 fixed stations in the emirate, but Dubai also receives information from monitors belonging to other entities.

“There are 25 stations in total,” Mr Al Daraji said.

“We added new technology and equipment used for the first time for the detection of heavy metals.

“A hundred parameters can be detected but we want to expand it to make sure that the data captured can allow a baseline study in some areas to ensure they are well positioned.”

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