Japanese archaeologists working in Egypt have found four wooden sarcophagi and associated grave goods which could date back up to 3,300 years, the Egyptian government said on Thursday. The sarcophagi did not contain mummies because the tomb was robbed in ancient times but have the original black and yellow paintwork showing ancient Egyptian gods, it said.

There are lots of reports, fotos and videos about the opening of the sarcophagi found recently at Saqqara:
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A collection of painted wooden sarcophagi dating from the Late Period have been unearthed at the Saqqara necropolis To the south of the causeway of the pyramid of Unas.

The merchant ship Beatrice, which was carrying the sarcophagos and other antiquities found by Colonel Vyse some 170 years ago, sank while sailing from Malta to Gibraltar — reportedly off the coast of Spain, near Alicante. Now the Egyptian Government wants to recover it with the aid of underwater robots.