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A Massive, Black Sarcophagus Has Been Unearthed in Egypt, And Nobody Knows Who's Inside

[sciencealert.com]

A bit of a sensationalist article, but an interesting find nevertheless.

Jnei 8 July 11
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Archaeologists prepare to open huge granite sarcophagus in Egypt

[theguardian.com]

Jnei Level 8 July 12, 2018
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Really nice article. They were dropping news bits all over the place! I wonder if the alabaster head came from that alcove?

Hathacat Level 9 July 11, 2018
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Wow. This is super exciting. The sarcophagus does not appear to be ornate, though made of black granite. I wonder why they didn't inscribe the outside of these stone coffins the way they did for some on the inside of them. Hum... I do hope there is a mummy in it with all the jewels and inscriptions saying who it is, perhaps a papyrus with the person's "Book of the Dead" naming who the person is. That would be so cool.

Georgy303 Level 6 July 11, 2018

My guess would be that it contains the remains of a Greek person, the site dating to the Ptolemaic period which followed Alexander III's conquering of Egypt, or perhaps an Egyptian who had adopted the ways and traditions on the country's Greek masters - which would explain why the coffin doesn't look very Egyptian.

@Jnei Perhaps you are right. The head bust also does not look to be carved in Egyptian style, though the picture shows a work that appears unfinished. I hope they open it and tell us who it is. I hope they find more stuff.

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It's a surprise!

mek7730 Level 7 July 11, 2018
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a massive black mummy?

JeffMesser Level 8 July 11, 2018
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