The giant granite sarcophagus is covered in inscriptions dedicated to Ptah-em-wia, who headed the treasury of King Ramses II, Egypt’s mightiest pharaoh
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The burial sites "of remarkable scientific quality" were unearthed during preparatory work for rebuilding the ancient church's spire at the central spot
Photos reveal the structure's rise and fall
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”