Live-streamed sarcophagus opening reveals the ancient remains of Egyptian high priest [tr]

AFP ^ | April 8, 2019 | Staff

[C19fan]

A sarcophagus containing an Egyptian high priest was opened on live TV Sunday during a special two-hour broadcast by the American channel Discovery.

'Expedition Unknown: Egypt Live' aired from the site outside Minya, which is along the Nile River south of Cairo and its Giza pyramids.

Archaeologists recently discovered a network of vertical shafts at the site which led to tunnels and tombs containing 40 mummies 'believed to be part of the noble elite.'

After exploring other tombs -- finding artifacts like statues, amulets, canopic jars used to store organs, and other mummies including one that had decomposed to a skeleton -- they crawled to the chamber containing the intricately carved sarcophagus.

[Redcitizen]

I’m waiting for the found footage straight to dvd movie.

[Redcitizen]

Actually, I have seen that movie before. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pyramid_(film)

[central_va]

The second mummy they showed after the lid was removed was museum quality.

[radu]

The second mummy they showed after the lid was removed was museum quality.

It certainly was! I don't think anyone expected him to be in such perfect condition, especially after seeing the one that was a skeleton.

The first one they showed, at the beginning of the program, was good enough for a museum as well.

[mad_as_he$$]

Josh actually found something! It was a good show.

[mad_as_he$$]

Oh and Hawass is still a jerk.

[wildbill]

I accidentally tuned in to it. It was really interesting and the mummy was wearing some gold articles of a religious nature. It was very interesting.

The only previous opening that is comparable was the sarcophagi found in a space near Tut’s tomb. The mummies were not in them. apparently not a tomb, but a holding workshop.