WASHINGTON: A sarcophagus containing an Egyptian high priest was opened on live TV on Sunday during a special two-hour broadcast by the American channel Discovery.
Cairo has sought to promote archeological discoveries across the country in a bid to revive tourism hit by turmoil after the 2011 uprising against Hosni Mubarak. And the team's efforts had not gone to waste: inside was a pristinely linen-wrapped mummy surrounded by treasure including gold. Archeologists recently discovered a network of vertical shafts at the site outside Minya which led to tunnels and tombs containing 40 mummies"believed to be part of the noble elite". Gates said the mummy was that of a high priest of Thoth, the ancient Egyptian god of wisdom and magic, and dated to Ancient Egypt's 26th dynasty - the last native dynasty to rule until 525 BC.
Asked by AFP about a possible financial deal between the channel and the Egyptian state for permission to film and open the grave, the spokesman for Discovery refused to comment.
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