5 Oct 2020

Archaeologists find dozens of sarcophagi

From Morning Report, 8:54 am on 5 October 2020

Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed dozens of well-preserved and sealed wooden coffins in a necropolis south of Cairo.

The 59 sarcophagi are believed to have been buried more than 2,500 years ago.

Salima Ikram is a Professor of Egyptology at the American University in Cairo.

She speaks to Philippa Tolley.