Pharaonic sarcophagus discovered near Sakkara Pyramid

The French mission of the Louvre Museum discovered a collection of rare wooden sarcophagus dating back to the 26th Dynasty 2500 years ago near the Sakkara Pyramid.

Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), Dr. Zahi Hawwas said that a sarcophagi, which is human-shaped, will open today and is expected to contain a mummy in a good shape.