Huge Egyptian sarcophagus found to contain three mummies

Archaeologists open granite tomb but are dismayed at state of decay after ‘sewage leak’Egyptian archeologists have opened a 30-tonne black granite sarcophagus to find three decomposed mummies after sewage water apparently leaked inside.“The sarcophagus has been opened, but we have not been hit by a curse,”said Mostafa Waziry, the head of Egypt ’s Supreme Council for Antiquities, in response to news reports warning of maledictions hidden inside the tomb in the port city of Alexandria.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - Category: Science Authors: Tags: Egypt Archaeology Africa Middle East and North Africa Science World news Source Type: news