Thousands-year-old Egyptian sarcophagus opened on live TV

A sarcophagus containing an Egyptian high priest was opened on live TV Sunday during a special two-hour broadcast by the American channel Discovery.

"Expedition Unknown: Egypt Live" aired from the site outside Minya, which is along the Nile River south of Cairo and its Giza pyramids.

Archeologists recently discovered a network of vertical shafts at the site which led to tunnels and tombs containing 40 mummies "believed to be part of the noble elite."
However, she asked: "If money is being paid by a major channel to the ministry to show antiquities, where is it going to end up?" "Will it go in the state's purse-strings or end up elsewhere? We need more transparency on where the money is going." Egyptian