- “The coffins have individual faces, each one unique, distinguishing between men and women, and are decorated with scenes from the Book of the Dead,” according to
- Egypt’s former Minister of Antiquities Zahi Hawass, who is working at the site. “Each coffin also has the name of the deceased,” he said.
- The researchers opened the coffins and were surprised by the good condition of many of the mummies that have been inside them for many centuries.
