Spanish Archaeologists Discover a 3,500 Year Old Tomb in Egypt
The Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) has confirmed the tomb is from one of the least-known
Egyptian dynasties, from which the fewest remains have been found.
Spain, February 21, 2013 --...
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Spanish Archaeologists Discover a 3,500 Year Old Tomb in Egypt
The Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) has confirmed the tomb is from one of the least-known
Egyptian dynasties, from which the fewest remains have been found.
Spain, February 21, 2013 -- The sarcophagus was found during excavations being carried out by the CSIC
team at the necropolis of Dra Abu el-Naga on the western bank of the Nile at Luxor, the ancient city of
Thebes.
The Spanish team, which is carrying out its work as part of the 12th season of the Djehuty
Project, financed by Spain’s Unión Fenosa Gas, marks a very important milestone in the work to further
our understanding of Egyptian society in the 17th Dynasty, of which very little evidence has yet been
found.
The sarcophagus, of a child who lived in around 1550BCE, has no decoration or inscription whatsoever.
“This discovery is of particular importance because the tomb is intact and this, along with its
accompanying grave goods, can provide a huge wealth
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