New Sarcophagus <br />That's Never Been Opened<br />Found in Egypt Science Alert reports that an ancient sarcophagus has been unearthed 16 feet below ground in the Egyptian city of Alexandria. No one knows who or <br />what is inside, but the <br />granite tomb appears to have been <br />unopened for more than 2,000 years. The head of the government's Ancient Egyptian <br />Antiquities Sector, <br />Ayman Ashmawy stated there was "a layer of mortar between the lid and the body of the sarcophagus." This is how they <br />know it has been unopened. Such a sarcophagus is incredibly rare, <br />considering that many ancient <br />tombs have been looted over <br />the course of time. The area in which it was discovered dates back to the Ptolemaic Dynasty (305-30 BCE). It's the largest of its kind to be discovered in Alexandria. Live Science suggested that archaeologists might scan its contents with X-rays as opposed to opening and damaging the artifact.
