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South African funeral home directors have spoken of ‘running out of coffins’ after they were overwhelmed by a 120 per cent surge in Covid-19 deaths. The country is facing a highly-infectious mutant strain of coronavirus, which has caused the spike in deaths and cases – 422 people died yesterday whilst more than 15,000 tested positive … Read more
Egypt has unearthed another trove of ancient coffins in the vast Saqqara necropolis south of Cairo, announcing the discovery of more than 80 sarcophagi. The Tourism and Antiquities Ministry said in a statement that archaeologists had found the collection of colourful, sealed caskets which were buried more than 2,500 years ago. Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouly … Read more
An Egyptian archaeological mission has discovered a large collection of 2,500-year-old sealed sarcophagi and figurines at the Saqqara Necropolis in Giza. Opening one of the ornately decorated sarcophagi before assembled media, the team revealed mummified remains wrapped in burial cloth that bore hieroglyphic inscriptions in bright colours. The dramatic find was unearthed south of Cairo in … Read more
Archaeologists uncover 27 ancient wooden coffins buried for 2,500 years in Egypt in largest discovery of its kind Archaeologists discovered 13 earlier this month and have since found 14 more The ancient wooden sarcophagi have been buried for around 2,500 years The discovery was made at the ancient Saqqara necropolis south of Cairo By Sam Baker … Read more
Archaeologists have uncovered 13 completely sealed wooden coffins in the desert necropolis of Saqqara, Egypt, that date back around 2,500 years. Located 19 miles south of Cairo, the vast burial complex — which features the step pyramid of Djoser and flat-roofed tombs — served the ancient capital of Memphis. While thousands of sarcophagi have been found interred … Read more
Grieving relatives mourn the deaths of two brothers, 16 and 18, at their funeral after they drowned in the sea off Lancashire during trip to the coast Muhammad Azhar Shabbir, 18, and Ali Athar Shabbir, 16, were swept out to sea The boys became stranded on Saturday when the tide came in from behind Heartbroken … Read more
A ‘black goo’ used by the ancient Egyptians to cover mummy cases was made from a mixture of animal fat, tree resin, beeswax and crude oil from the Dead Sea, scientists have revealed. Several mummies were given this bizarre treatment from the 19th to 22nd Dynasty, between 1,300 and 750 BC. One such by the … Read more
Staff at sheltered housing for the elderly pinned up posters of coffins to try and persuade its vulnerable residents to self-isolate and stop the spread of Covid-19, Mail Online can reveal. The stark images of open wooden caskets were accompanied by a caption saying: ‘Your confined space? Or this one?’. Elderly people living at William … Read more
Ashes to stashes: Drug dealers posing as funeral directors used coffins to smuggle cannabis in South Africa The smartly dressed pair of dealers were pulled over at a coronavirus road block They refused to open the coffins, saying that they were scared of ‘voodoo’ Police found 80kg of cannabis packed in 30 bags, with a … Read more
Italian church that was filled with coronavirus coffins is empty for the first time in weeks in symbol of hope that the country is beating Covid-19 Giorgio Gori took to Twitter to celebrate recent drop in deaths and infections Gomi added: ‘We said that we could beat the virus and it seems it is happening’ … Read more