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The Prime Minister is inside an ancient well in Saqqara to inspect a large archaeological find

The Prime Minister is inside an ancient well in Saqqara to inspect a large archaeological find
Early this morning, His Excellency the Prime Minister Dr. Mustafa Madbouly and Dr. Khaled El Enany, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, accompanied by Dr. Mustafa Waziry, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, visited the site of the discovery of new burial shafts that contain a huge number of colored coffins that were sealed for more than 2,500 years, in addition to colored and gilded wooden statues in Saqqara archeological site.
This new discovery is from excavation work of the Egyptian archaeological mission working.
Dr. Mustafa Madbouly was keen to go down one of the three newly discovered burial shafts, to see first hand the new findings and the coffins that were revealed inside the shafts.
Dr. Madbouly thanked the Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, the Ministry’s staff, and the Supreme Council of Antiquities for the effort made by this team of archaeologists, that has made unprecedented discoveries
Dr. Khaled El Enany expressed his gratitude to the Prime Minister for the great support the Ministry receives from the government. This support has helped in making all these important discoveries. This support also led to the completion of many archaeological projects and new openings that have been praised by the whole world. He added that there 5 museums before the end of 2020.
Details of this discovery will be announced during the next few weeks in a press conference in the Saqqara archeological site, after that is after completion of the archaeological documentation and photography.
Dr. Mostafa Madbouly made a video where he thanked the Ministry and expressed his great pride in the unique Egyptian civilization.
The Egyptian archeological mission had announced during the past years a number of important archaeological discoveries in Saqqara archeological site, the last of which was the discovery of 59 colored sealed coffins with mummies in good condition. Preliminary studies show that they belong to senior statesmen and priests from the 26th dynasty. This recent discovery was announced at an international press conference in early October.