The Saqqara archaeological site south of Cairo has a cache of sarcophagi and bronze statuettes.
There have been a number of discoveries in the area.
The UNESCO World Heritage site of Saqqara is home to more than a dozen pyramids, animal burial sites, and ancient Coptic Christian monasteries.
Mostafa Waziri, head of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, told reporters that one of the 150 bronze statuettes unearthed is that of Imhotep, who "revolutionized architecture" in the ancient world.
There is a face on a sarcophagi. The man is Khalid Desouki.
One of the earliest pyramids in ancient Egypt was built by Imhotep. He was the god of medicine.
Waziri revealed that the goal for the archaeological mission is to find the tomb of Imhotep.
According to the statement from the ministry of tourism and antiquities, there are statuettes depicting various gods and goddesses.
Waziri said the mission unveiled 250 wooden sarcophagi with mummies inside, dating back to the Late Period.
He said that the team found an untouched and sealed papyrus inside the sarcophagus. Waziri said that it was transferred to the Egyptian Museum's laboratory for full restoration and study.
There are 250 mummies in the Saqqara region. The Anadolu Agency is reporting on Mohammed Abdel Hamid.
The book of the dead is a collection of funerary texts that Egyptian used to guide the dead through the Underworld.
The sarcophagi will be moved to the Grand Egyptian Museum, which will be near the pyramids.
The new museum, along with recent archaeological discoveries, will help revive the country's vital tourism industry.
Russian and Ukrainian tourists, who accounted for a large portion of the country's visitors, have stopped coming due to the outbreak of the coronaviruses.
In March, Egypt unveiled five ancient Pharaonic tombs, and in January last year, they announced the discovery of more than 50 wooden sarcophagi from the New Kingdom.
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