Skywizard
19th April 2017, 23:52
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Egyptian archaeologists in Luxor have discovered a massive ancient tomb in the city's west bank area dating back to the 18th Dynasty. The 3,500-year-old tomb contains thousands of valuable artifacts, as well as ten coffins and eight mummies.
Valuable Artifacts and Mummies
Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anany declared yesterday the discovery of a cemetery in Luxor that contains numerous coffins, eight Pharaonic mummies, Ushabti statues, and luxurious masks decorated with gold. The archaeologists discovered the cemetery during an archaeological mission on Luxor's west bank and named it "Camp 157". The tomb dates back to the 18th Dynasty and it belonged to a city adviser named Osarhat, as Mostafa al-Waziry’s (Director General of Luxor Antiquities) said. ‘’There are 10 coffins and eight mummies. The excavation is ongoing,” he says.
For his part, Antiquities Minister Khaled el-Enany focused on the discovery of the artifacts included in the tomb and couldn’t hide his excitement. He told reporters outside the tomb:
“It was a surprise how much was being displayed inside the tomb. We found a large number of Ushabti (small carved figurines), more than a thousand of them. This is (undoubtedly) an important discovery.”
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A small selection of the artifacts found in the tomb.
Ushabti figurines were usually positioned with the deceased in ancient Egypt in order to help the dead with their duties in the afterlife.
Coffins in Recent Discovery were in Very Good Condition
The team of archaeologists entered the tomb in order to inspect and examine the sarcophagi after taking every measure of protection, such as wearing white masks and latex gloves. According to the investigators of the tomb, the sarcophagi were covered with complicated drawings in red, blue, black, green, and yellow, and featured the carved faces of the dead. The majority of the coffins were in good condition, even though some of them had deteriorated and broken during the centuries.
Archaeologists also got a chance to examine a mummy wrapped in linen which was inside one of the coffins. White, orange, green, and patterned pots were also found in the tombs. “It is a T-shaped tomb (which) consists of an open court leading into a rectangular hall, a corridor and an inner chamber,” el-Enany stated, and added, “A nine-metre shaft inside the tomb held the Ushabti figurines, as well as wooden masks and a handle of a sarcophagus lid.”
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These masks are just a couple of the impressive artifacts that have
been found in the tomb.
An extra room was also found in the tomb, which has not been fully excavated yet. Nevine el-Aref, a spokeswoman for the antiquities ministry, stated that there is evidence and traces that new mummies should be discovered in soon, leaving hope for more exciting discoveries in the near future.
Source: http://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/egyptian-archaeologists-reveal-massive-3500-year-old-tomb-contains-mummies-021339
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Egyptian archaeologists in Luxor have discovered a massive ancient tomb in the city's west bank area dating back to the 18th Dynasty. The 3,500-year-old tomb contains thousands of valuable artifacts, as well as ten coffins and eight mummies.
Valuable Artifacts and Mummies
Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anany declared yesterday the discovery of a cemetery in Luxor that contains numerous coffins, eight Pharaonic mummies, Ushabti statues, and luxurious masks decorated with gold. The archaeologists discovered the cemetery during an archaeological mission on Luxor's west bank and named it "Camp 157". The tomb dates back to the 18th Dynasty and it belonged to a city adviser named Osarhat, as Mostafa al-Waziry’s (Director General of Luxor Antiquities) said. ‘’There are 10 coffins and eight mummies. The excavation is ongoing,” he says.
For his part, Antiquities Minister Khaled el-Enany focused on the discovery of the artifacts included in the tomb and couldn’t hide his excitement. He told reporters outside the tomb:
“It was a surprise how much was being displayed inside the tomb. We found a large number of Ushabti (small carved figurines), more than a thousand of them. This is (undoubtedly) an important discovery.”
http://i1378.photobucket.com/albums/ah82/skywizard11/small-selection-of-artifacts_zpsnnocrjjz.jpg
A small selection of the artifacts found in the tomb.
Ushabti figurines were usually positioned with the deceased in ancient Egypt in order to help the dead with their duties in the afterlife.
Coffins in Recent Discovery were in Very Good Condition
The team of archaeologists entered the tomb in order to inspect and examine the sarcophagi after taking every measure of protection, such as wearing white masks and latex gloves. According to the investigators of the tomb, the sarcophagi were covered with complicated drawings in red, blue, black, green, and yellow, and featured the carved faces of the dead. The majority of the coffins were in good condition, even though some of them had deteriorated and broken during the centuries.
Archaeologists also got a chance to examine a mummy wrapped in linen which was inside one of the coffins. White, orange, green, and patterned pots were also found in the tombs. “It is a T-shaped tomb (which) consists of an open court leading into a rectangular hall, a corridor and an inner chamber,” el-Enany stated, and added, “A nine-metre shaft inside the tomb held the Ushabti figurines, as well as wooden masks and a handle of a sarcophagus lid.”
http://i1378.photobucket.com/albums/ah82/skywizard11/masks_0_zpsiimiz7xe.jpg
These masks are just a couple of the impressive artifacts that have
been found in the tomb.
An extra room was also found in the tomb, which has not been fully excavated yet. Nevine el-Aref, a spokeswoman for the antiquities ministry, stated that there is evidence and traces that new mummies should be discovered in soon, leaving hope for more exciting discoveries in the near future.
Source: http://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/egyptian-archaeologists-reveal-massive-3500-year-old-tomb-contains-mummies-021339
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