Two ancient stone coffins that may have once held the remains of a husband and wife have been rediscovered in a wildlife park near the Israeli city of Tel Aviv. Source: https://www.livescience.com/israel-sarcophagi-husband-wife-discovered.html
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Mummy count continues to grow at ancient Egypt burial site
The number of mummy-filled coffins found in a series of burial shafts at Saqqara in Egypt keeps growing, archaeologists with the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities reported. Source: https://www.livescience.com/more-mummies-saqqara-egypt-burial-shafts.html
Mass grave of Black victims of Tulsa race massacre possibly unearthed in Oklahoma cemetery
Excavation crews have unearthed at least 12 unmarked coffins in a Tulsa, Oklahoma graveyard that archaeologists think holds victims of the infamous 1921 race massacre in the city. Source: https://www.livescience.com/tulsa-race-massacre-victims-possibly-found.html
59 priest mummies and statue of unusual god unearthed in Egypt
Archaeologists have now discovered 59 mummy coffins in Saqqara in Egypt. Many of the mummies are likely the remains of priests. Source: https://www.livescience.com/59-mummies-saqqara-egypt.html
59 coffins unearthed in Egyptian necropolis
The haul of several dozen coffins – with mummies inside most of them – is thought to date back 2,600 years. The discovery, which was made at the ancie… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/339927/59-coffins-unearthed-in-egyptian-necropolis…