Egypt opened the lid of ancient stone coffin 2,000 years

The mysterious black coffin does not contain dead bodies or curse as previously speculated.

Archaeologists who have just opened a mysterious black granite coffin discovered in Alexandria, Egypt, dating back to the time of Alexander the Great led the regional conquest in 332 BC, Live Science reported. . They found three bones inside the coffin with sewage. That could be the remains of soldiers , according to information released by the Egyptian Antiquities Department yesterday.

The coffin contained three remains of soldiers.(Photo: Egyptian Antiquities).

Earlier, when the coffin was shared earlier this month, researchers speculated that the massive coffin could contain Alexander the Great's remains and the opening of the coffin would make the curse. The image provided by the Egyptian Antiquities Ministry showed that the coffin filled with public water was absorbed from some cracks.

Archaeologists are analyzing the skeleton, but preliminary results indicate one of the dead was hit by the arrow. There are no description lines or drawings in or outside the coffin. Researchers are not sure if any artifacts buried with the remains. A plaster head of a man was found near the coffin.

The 2.7-meter stone casket, 1.5 meters wide and 1.8 meters high, lies under thick mortar, Mostafa Waziri, secretary general of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities, said. The mortar made Waziri speculate that the coffin was never opened after being buried in Alexandria. Archaeologists at the Ancient Ministry found coffins when surveying the land in the Sidi Gaber district, Alexandria. They were not sure why the three suspected skeletons of soldiers were in such a large coffin.

In ancient Egypt, the reuse of coffins was not rare. The previous master's remains were left to put the new body in. After opening the coffin, scientists transferred it to Alexandria National Museum for further preservation and research.