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Monday, January 18, 2021

CAIRO - Egypt makes 'major discoveries' at Saqqara archaeological site [IOL, 16 January 2021]

Title:
Egypt makes 'major discoveries' at Saqqara archaeological site

By:
AFP

Published:
IOL, 16 January 2021

From the article:
Cairo - Egypt announced Saturday the discovery of a new trove of treasures at the Saqqara necropolis south of Cairo, including an ancient funerary temple.  
 
The tourism and antiquities ministry said the "major discoveries" made by a team of archaeologists headed by famed Egyptologist Zahi Hawass also included more than 50 sarcophagi.