New archaeological discoveries at Egypt's Saqqara
(27 May 2023)
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Giza, Egypt - 27 May 2023
1. Wide pan left showing the site of the discovered workshops, tombs in Saqqara area
2. Various of the embalming workshop, beds where the deceased were laid down for mummification
3. Various of one of the discovered tombs, tourists viewing the tomb, pharaonic drawings on the tombs wall
4. Various of the embalming workshop of animals, tourists seen in site
5. Wide of Ahmed Issa, Egypt Minister of Tourism and Antiquities during his speech
6.SOUNDBITE (English) Ahmed Issa, Egypt Minister of Tourism and Antiquities:
“Saqqara is the land of secrets and great discoveries that have always attracted the whole world to Egypt and it’s unique heritage, today we will unveil one of those secrets and announce the discovery of two large embalming workshops of humans and animals as well as two ancient Egyptian tombs and other artifacts exhibited here on site “
7. Various of artifacts exhibited in site
8. Mid of Mostafa Waziri, secretary general of supreme council of antiquities during his speech
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Mostafa Waziri, secretary general of supreme council of antiquities:
“We found all the tools that they used in ancient time like some of them we gonna see them in this show case , we gonna see also this resin, this black stuff that used to cover the mummy to protect it from chemical reaction.“
10. Various of mummification tools discovered where ancient Egyptian was using in mummification process
11. Various of artefacts, small statues exhibited in site
12. Wide of Djoser step pyramid
STORYLINE:
Egyptian antiquities authorities Saturday unveiled ancient workshops and tombs they say were discovered recently at a Pharaonic necropolis just outside the capital Cairo.
The discovery took place in the sprawling necropolis of Saqqara, which is a part of Egypt’s ancient capital of Memphis, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Mostafa Waziri, secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, said the workshops had been used to mummify humans and sacred animals.
They date back to the 30th Pharaonic Dynasty 380 BC to 343 BC and Ptolemaic period 305 BC to 30 BC, he added.
Inside the workshops, archaeologists found clay pots and other items apparently used in mummification, as well as ritual vessels, Waziri said.
The tombs, meanwhile, were for a top official from the Old Kingdom of ancient Egypt, and a priest from the New Kingdom, according to Sabri Farag, head of the Saqqara archaeological site.
In recent years, Egypt’s government has heavily promoted new archaeological finds to international media and diplomats.
It hopes that such discoveries would help attract more tourists to the country to revive tourism industry which suffered from political turmoil following the 2011 uprising.
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