Guardian News
Earlier this month an unusual black granite sarcophagus was found in Egypt, in the Sidi Gaber district of Alexandria. The sarcophagus, was 265 cm. long, 185 cm. high and 165 cm. wide, is one of the largest that has been found in the area.
Guardian News
Guardian News
Next to the sarcophagus, the figure of a head carved in albastro was found that was thought to have corresponded to the person inside the structure. According to experts, the sarcophagus is apparently intact and has never been opened since it was sealed. According to estimates, it would belong to the Ptolemaic era and it was approximately 2 thousand years old.
Guardian News
Now, and to prevent it from deteriorating, the archaeologists decided to open it in the same place of discovery. In total, the structure weighs around 30 tons.
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It was not a noble person of that particular time, as it was presumed by the details and the size of the sarcophagus, but inside the black granite structure they found three skeletons belonging to, apparently three military officers. One of them even had a wound in the skull, possibly the result of an arrow.
The remains were not as intact as previously thought, as sewage had seeped in from the sewer.
According to the Ministry of Antiquities of Egypt, the remains will be transferred to the National Museum of Restoration of Alexandria for further analysis.
