New Sarcophagus
That's Never Been Opened
Found in Egypt Science Alert reports that an ancient sarcophagus has been unearthed 16 feet below ground in the Egyptian city of Alexandria. No one knows who or
what is inside, but the
granite tomb appears to have been
unopened for more than 2,000 years. The head of the government's Ancient Egyptian
Antiquities Sector,
Ayman Ashmawy stated there was "a layer of mortar between the lid and the body of the sarcophagus." This is how they
know it has been unopened. Such a sarcophagus is incredibly rare,
considering that many ancient
tombs have been looted over
the course of time. The area in which it was discovered dates back to the Ptolemaic Dynasty (305-30 BCE). It's the largest of its kind to be discovered in Alexandria. Live Science suggested that archaeologists might scan its contents with X-rays as opposed to opening and damaging the artifact.
