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Abigail O'Leary

Archeologists in Egypt open newly discovered coffins that have been shut for 2,500 years

Archeologists have opened 2,500-year-old coffins discovered in an Egyptian pyramid.

The discovery at a cemetery in Saqqara contained statues of the gods Anubis, Amun, Min, Osiris, Isis, Nefertum, Bastet and Hathor - along with a headless statue of the architect Imhotep, who built the Saqqara pyramid, Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said on Monday.

According to Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities the 250 coffins, 150 bronze statues, and other objects found date back to about 500 BC.

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