CAIRO (CBS Local) — Archaeologists have uncovered at least 20 ancient sealed wooden coffins in the southern city of Luxor, according to Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities.

Jules has previously worked as a mental health blogger, copywriter and freelancer for various publications. © 2020 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. A cache of well-preserved ancient coffins have been discovered in Egypt. Archaeologists have uncovered a "huge cache" of more than 20 sealed coffins in the city of Luxor, according to Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities. Intricately carved coffins with mummies from 1000BC ‘biggest such find in over a century’ A team of Egyptian archaeologists found a “distinctive group of 30 coloured wooden coffins for men, women and children” in a cache at Al-Asasif cemetery on Luxor’s west bank, the ministry of antiquities said in a statement on Saturday.“It is the first large human coffin cache ever discovered since the end of the 19th century,” the Egyptian antiquities minister, Khaled El-Enany, was quoted as saying during a ceremony in Luxor.The intricately carved and painted 3,000-year-old coffins were closed with mummies inside and were in “a good condition of preservation, colours and complete inscriptions”, the statement added.They were for male and female priests and children, said Mostafa Waziri, the excavation team leader, dating back to 1000BC under the rule of the 22nd pharaonic dynasty.The coffins will undergo restoration before being moved to a showroom at the The discovery is the latest in a series of major finds of ancient relics that Egypt hopes will revive its tourism sector, which has been badly hit by political instability since the 2011 uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak.Earlier this month, Egypt unveiled two archaeological discoveries in Luxor, including an industrial zone at the city’s West Valley, also known as the Valley of the Monkeys.Exclusive: discovery of two ancient mummies filmed for Channel 5 documentaryEgypt’s classical wonders are off limits but a royal tomb is one of four sites where 3D modelling gives us a fascinating glimpse of antiquityEgypt has reopened the Djoser pyramid after a restoration project that began in 2006, was halted in 2011 and resumed in 2013Dirk Obbink allegedly sold artefacts to US chain Hobby Lobby without permission Archaeologists have uncovered a “huge cache” of more than 20 sealed coffins in the city of Luxor, according to Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities.

The sealed wooden sarcophagi feature rare intact engravings and even colouration that has survived thousands of years since they were buried. In the city of luxor, archaeologists found well-preserved, colorful coffins that seemed to be in very good condition. The intricately patterned coffins were discovered at Asasif; an ancient necropolis located on the west bank of the River Nile.Sealed shut and well preserved, the unearthed coffins bear intact inscriptions and have also maintained some of their bright colours. 'Sensational' Egypt find offers clues in hunt for Cleopatra’s tombFive-thousand-year-old Egyptian tomb opens for virtual tourOxford professor accused of selling ancient Bible fragmentsEgypt tries to stop sale of Tutankhamun statue in LondonHuge Egyptian sarcophagus found to contain three mummiesArchaeologists prepare to open huge granite sarcophagus in Egypt

Or indeed, who it is who lies inside the eerily beautiful coffins.However, further details about this fascinatingly spooky discovery will be given at a press conference in West Luxor on Saturday, October 19.Jules studied English Literature with Creative Writing at Lancaster University before earning her masters in International Relations at Leiden University in The Netherlands (Hoi!). An incredible haul of 20 perfectly preserved coffins have been found "as the Ancient Egyptians left them" near the city of Luxor. In this case, these archaeologists found more than 20 sealed ancient Egyptian coffins.