Egypt unearths dozens of 2,500-year-old coffins in major discovery

Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed dozens of ancient coffins in a vast necropolis south of Cairo marking the latest in a series of discoveries in recent years. Minister of Antiquities and Tourism Khaled Al Anany said at least 59 sealed sarcophagi, with mummies inside most of them, were found that had been buried in three wells more than 2,600 years ago. “I consider this is the beginning of a big discovery,” Mr El Anany said, adding...