Photos reveal the structure's rise and fall
sarcophagus
It is a Sarcophagus from the Frankish Merovingian Era
...and they discovered a gruesome scene
The sarcophagus was discovered in the Egyptian city of Alexandria in early July
A layer of mortar between the lid and the body of the sarcophagus indicates that it has not been opened since it was closed more than 2,000 years ago
Greek inscription wrote: “Blessed Kandes sleeps here”