Scientists open a mysterious black sarcophagus and find three mummies

Discovery of sarcophagi in Alexandria and much anticipation, on Ministry of Antiquities announced on Thursday (19) that the mysterious sarcophagus black found in a neighborhood of Alexandria in the north of the country was opened. Inside were three skeletons that probably belong to military officers or warriors – discovery that ends with widespread speculation on the internet that could relate to the remains of Alexander the Great.

The Supreme Council of Antiquities and head of the Egyptian Mission, Mustafa Waziri, joked about the theories circulating on the internet of a possible ancient curse involving the object. "The sarcophagus was opened, but we were not hit by any curse," Wafa Waziry said in a statement, saying the grave was discovered during a search on private land in the Sidi neighborhood. Gaber contained stained water. reddish, later identified as wastewater.

A specialist in the study of mummies and skeletons, Shaaban Abdelmoneim, was quoted by the ministry as saying that the first bone examination revealed that they were probably "three"

A Skulls is wounded by an arrow, the expert said, indicating that the soldier may have died during a battle.

The sarcophagus is the largest ever found in the area, weighing more than It was buried five feet deep, with a sculpture of a male head made of alabaster stone.Scientists believe that the man represented in the statue may be the owner of the falls, but as the material used is very malleable and has undergone wear over time, it is impossible to identify their characteristics.

The three skeletons and the sculpture were transferred to the National Museum's warehouses. Alexandria to badyze

The int The sarcophagus has been interesting since the discovery of the tomb three weeks ago. Many social network users have speculated that this could be a cursed grave. Others suspected that he could keep the remains of the Emperor Alexander the Great, since the researchers estimated that the tomb dates from the Ptolemaic era in the 3rd century BC

The Greco-Roman period of the Ptolemais began in Egypt with the conquest of the country by Alexander the Great in the year 332 BC and ended with the seizure of Alexandria by the Romans in 30 BC when the territory was ruled by Queen Cleopatra VII.

In recent days, several foreign media, citing Egyptian experts, had ensured that the inside of the sarcophagus could be the mummy of "a leader of the first stage", which fueled rumors in social networks who could be Alexander himself.