Coffin Archive

Ancient Roman Coffin Found In Leeds Revealed To The Public For The First Time

AncientPages.com | April 22, 2024

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A lead coffin dating back over 1,600 years has been unearthed in a field in Leeds and will soon be unveiled to the

Archaeology

Hidden Silver Casket With Bones Of 13th Century Saint Found

AncientPages.com | March 22, 2020

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - During conservation work in a church in Silesia, art conservators noticed that one of the stone slabs looked different from others. This was

The recovered coffin of Nedjemankh, a high-ranking priest of Heryshef of Herakleopolis. Image credit: Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities/ via Ahram Online

Archaeology

Gilded Coffin Of Nedjemankh, Priest Of Ram-God Heryshef Recovered By Egyptian Authorities

AncientPages.com | March 12, 2019

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - An anthropoid gilded coffin of Nedjemankh, priest of the ram-god Heryshef, previously smuggled out of the country, has been finally recovered by the Antiquities

‘Empty’ Egyptian Coffins Kept In Museum Contained A 2,500-Year-Old Mummy

Archaeology

‘Empty’ Egyptian Coffin Kept In Museum Contained A 2,500-Year-Old Mummy

AncientPages.com | March 31, 2018

AncientPages.com - A 2,500-year old mummy has been found in an ancient Egyptian coffin that was mistakenly classified as empty 150 years ago. The sarcophagus was one of four

Archaeology

Wooden Coffin With Greco-Roman Mummy Wearing Mask Depicting Sky God Discovered In Egypt

AncientPages.com | November 17, 2017

AncientPages.com - Archaeologists from Egypt and Russia have discovered a wooden coffin with a mummy dating back to the Greco-Roman era. Image credit: Russian Institute for Oriental Studies The