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Egypt reopens historic Serapeum of Saqqara 20 September 2012 A keeper uncovers a massive granite sarcophagus in the A massive granite sarcophagus is seen in the Serapeum Serapeum of Saqqara in Cairo in 2008. Egypt on of Saqqara in 2008. Egypt on Thursday reopened the Thursday reopened the Serapeum of Saqqara, a vast Serapeum of Saqqara, a vast underground necropolis underground necropolis south of Cairo dedicated to the south of Cairo dedicated to the bulls of Apis, after 11 bulls of Apis, after 11 years and complete renovation of years and complete renovation of the historic pharaonic the historic pharaonic site. site. Egypt on Thursday reopened the Serapeum of It was closed temporarily in 2001 because of water Saqqara, a vast underground necropolis south of seepage and earth movements. Cairo dedicated to the bulls of Apis, after 11 years and complete renovation of the historic pharaonic The site contains huge subterranean galleries in site. which are contained the large tombs of some 30 sacred bulls, accompanied by steles bearing The Serapeum, whose origin dates back to around inscriptions providing information on the reigns 1400 BC, was discovered in 1851 by French under which the animals lived. Egyptologist Auguste Mariette, founder of the first department of Egyptian antiquities. Mohammed Ibrahim, the secretary of state for antiquities, said Egypt was working to open to the public other pharaonic sites in a bid to revive tourism which has been hit by political instability for more than 18 months. "Egypt has not stopped working after the revolution" that ended the regime of Hosni Mubarak in February 2011, he told reporters, adding that "this opening must be followed by others." 1 / 2 "We hope that this will help revive domestic and international tourism in Egypt," he added. (c) 2012 AFP APA citation: Egypt reopens historic Serapeum of Saqqara (2012, September 20) retrieved 24 September 2021 from https://phys.org/news/2012-09-egypt-reopens-historic-serapeum-saqqara.html This document is subject to copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study or research, no part may be reproduced without the written permission. The content is provided for information purposes only. 2 / 2 Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org).

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