Pics: Min. of Antiquities inspect findings in Saqqara Archaeological Area

CAIRO - 14 November 2019: Minister of Antiquities Khaled el-Anani inspected the archaeological discovery that will be announced on November 23, and the final stages of the restoration project of the pyramid of Djoser in preparation for its opening soon.

The visit started by inspecting the excavations of the Egyptian archaeological mission working in the area, which found a large collection of diverse archaeological finds, including a large number of mummified cats, some of them large in size.

Details of the discoveries will be unveiled on Saturday (November 23rd) through a conference.

The Minister of Antiquities also inspected the latest work on the restoration project of the pyramid of Djoser, which has been in operation since 2006, and will be inaugurated after completing the restoration works in the next few weeks.


During the inspecting tour - ET