Egypt’s Min of Tourism & Antiquities uncovers a burial shaft that houses a limestone sarcophagus ,Ushabti statues

  • Date: 22-Sep-2020
  • Source: Egypt Today
  • Sector:Tourism
  • Country:Egypt
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Egypt’s Min of Tourism & Antiquities uncovers a burial shaft that houses a limestone sarcophagus ,Ushabti statues

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CAIRO – 21 September 2020: The Egyptian mission headed by secretary general of the supreme council of antiquities Mostafa Waziri announced the discovery of a burial shaft that houses a limestone sarcophagus and a number of Ushabti statues in Tuna el Gebel archaeological area in Minya.



 

Waziri explained that the newly discovered well was found at a