Sarcophagus Alexandria did not hide the skeleton of Alexander the Great

The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities announced on Thursday that the sarcophagus found in a neighborhood of Alexandria (north) there are three skeletons that probably belong to military officers or warriors which puts end to speculation could be the remains of Alexander the Great

In a statement, the secretary general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities and the head of the Egyptian mission, Mustafa Waziri, indicated that the sarcophagus of Black granite, found during an inspection during a search conducted on private land in the neighborhood of Sidi Gaber, was filled with sewage.

Specialist in the study of mummies and skeletons, Shaaban Abdelmoneim, quoted by the ministry, said that the first bone tests reveal that they were probably "three military officers or warriors. "

One of the skulls presents an injury for a Milk said the specialist, without giving details.

The three skeletons were transferred to the National Museum of Alexandria warehouses for study, notes the note.

The interior of this sarcophagus has been subject to controversy since its discovery three weeks ago since the ministry said at the time of the discovery that it dated from the Ptolemaic period (3rd century before J.-C.)

The Greco-Roman period of the Ptolemies began in Egypt with the conquest of the country by Alexander the Great in the year 332 a. C., and ended with the taking of Alexandria by the Romans, 30 years before Christ, when Queen Cleopatra VII ruled the country.

In recent days, several foreign media, citing Egyptian experts, had badured that in the sarcophagus could be the mummy of "a high chief" who fueled the rumors in social networks that He could be the same Alexander the Great.