Giant Egyptian sarcophagus has been opened | Unexplained Mysteries Wednesday, January 4, 2023 Contact | Find: in NewsForumsImagesColumnsStories Home·News·Forum·Stories·Images·Columns You are viewing: Home > News > Archaeology & History > News story Welcome Guest ( Login or Register ) Archaeology & History Giant Egyptian sarcophagus has been opened By T.K. RandallJuly 20, 2018 · 167 comments The contents were not quite what anyone had expected. Image Credit: Facebook / Egypt Ministry of Antiquities The contents of a mysterious giant-sized coffin discovered in Alexandria have finally been revealed. Measuring a whopping 9ft long, 5ft wide and 6ft tall, the casket, which was unearthed at a building site following a preliminary inspection by a team from Egypt's antiquities ministry, dates back around 2,000 years and is the largest sarcophagus ever discovered in the city.After it was first revealed, there was much speculation and debate over what was inside with some suggesting that it may even contain the remains of Alexander the Great himself.Now though, after finally lifting the lid, archaeologists have revealed that the sarcophagus actually contains the remains of three human skeletons submerged in disgusting sewer water.The smell was so bad that after the lid was lifted even slightly, the operation had to be postponed. "We found the bones of three people, in what looks like a family burial," said Mostafa Waziri, secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities."Unfortunately the mummies inside were not in the best condition and only the bones remain."Before it was opened, some had warned that the contents of the casket may be cursed."We've opened it and, thank God, the world has not fallen into darkness," said Waziri. "I was the first to put my whole head inside the sarcophagus... and here I stand before you... I am fine." 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Also, gold amulets have been found. https://twitter.com/luxortimes #159 Posted by susieice 4 years agoWouldn't the dirt around it have smelled also? #160 Posted by susieice 4 years agoLinks I found said there were no amulets found. https://www.************/tech/6819115/sarcophagus-egypt-opened-mummy-curse/ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6075691/Egypt-reveals-details-skeletons-inside-sarcophagus.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/black-sarcophagus-egypt-archaeologists-age-mummies-alexandira-waziri-sultan-a8499696.html #161 Posted by justin3651 4 years ago. #162 Posted by susieice 4 years agoThinking about these pictures. If that's a sewer and some type of pipe, look how close they came to�this sarcophagus when they installed them. They would have needed to dig that area out well. Weren't there things found outside, like a marble bust. Just a thought. #163 Posted by Swede 4 years agoOf interest: https://www.livescience.com/63384-black-sarcophagus-alexandria-inions.html . #164 Posted by susieice 4 years agoThis is interesting. The hole drilled in the skull of the male showed signs of having healed long before death. Since it was rarely done in Egypt, could that indicate travel or wealth? This is the first I've heard of the engravings. Interesting indeed! #165 Posted by susieice 4 years agoIf it was Roman, it would have been installed after the Ptolemy's. The sarcophagus is believe to have been buried between 304 BC to 30 BC, when Cleopatra died. Rome attained Egypt on her death. #166 Posted by susieice 4 years agoNo masks until after the sarcophagus was opened. There was no mention of an odor until then although it was uncovered 2 weeks before it was opened. #167 Posted by susieice 4 years agoI see your points seanjo, but the pit wasn't opened that long and deep enough to be out of direct sunlight. 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