20 Unopened Ancient Egyptian Coffins Discovered & the Search for Nefertiti | Ancient Architects
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Archaeologists have discovered more than 20 ancient wooden coffins near the Egyptian city of Luxor, with brightly coloured decorations still clearly visible.
According to the press statement, they were discovered as the ancient Egyptians left them, totally undisturbed and intact.
They were found at the Theban necropolis of Al-Assasif on the River Nile’s West Bank an the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities say it is one of the largest and most important discoveries in recent years.
Generally, nobles and high officials were buried at the site during pharaonic times and although officials are yet to disclose the period the coffins date from, it is likely they are from the late period.
This find comes less than a week after Egyptian authorities published details of another major discovery in Luxor. Archaeologists discovered an ancient industrial site that was once used to produce decorative items, funerary furniture and pottery for royal tombs.
Not many people know what is happening in Egypt right now, and although the headlines reach the western media, there is so much more activity underway and it is being lead by Dr Zahi Hawass.
He is currently searching for the tomb of Queen Nefertiti and the tomb of Queen Ankhesenamun, the wife of Tutankhamen and they are expecting to find them between the tombs of King Amenhotep III and King Ay.
The new Grand Egyptian Museum opens next year, which, aside from the Giza Pyramids and the Valley of the Kings, will be the main focal point for the tourists. In all honesty, Egypt needs a major new find now more than ever and although the finding of 20 unopened coffins and a workshop have hit the headlines in the western media, such finds won’t do a great deal for tourism. They need a new, huge royal find to drive tourism to the new museum and by the extent of the work currently underway, they may well just find it.
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Biggest Most Important Discovery - Archaeologists Unearth 20 Well-Preserved Wooden Coffins in Egypt
Archaeologist have stumbled upon what is deemed the 'biggest and most important' discovery in years near the Egyptian city of Luxor.
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Archaeologists unveil ancient Luxor tomb, open closed coffin for first time
A previously unopened sarcophagus was opened for the first time on Saturday (November 24) as two Egyptian discoveries were unveiled in Luxor's west bank. The intact sarcophagus contained a well preserved mummy of a woman named Thuya and dates to the 18th Egyptian dynasty.
It was discovered earlier this month by a French led mission in the northern region of El-Assasif, along with another anthropoid sarcophagus which was opened and examined.
Earlier in the day a tomb belonging to Thaw Rakht If, the overseer of the mummification shrine, was unveiled along with 1000 small wooden and clay statues, and five coloured masks.
Three-hundred metres of rubble was removed over five months to uncover the tomb, which contains coloured wall scenes depicting the owner and his family. The tomb dates back to the middle-kingdom almost 4000 years ago, but was reused during the alte period.
Ancient Egyptians mummified humans to preserve their bodies for the afterlife, while animal mummies were used as religious offerings. So far Egypt has revealed over a dozen ancient discoveries this year.
Egypt is hoping these discoveries will brighten its image abroad and revive interest among travellers who once flocked to its iconic pharaonic temples and pyramids but who have shunned the country since its 2011 political uprising.
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Tomb of Ancient Egyptian priest undergoes restoration in Deir el-Bahari Necropolis
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The tomb of an Ancient Egyptian priest in the Deir el-Bahari Necropolis near the Egyptian city of Luxor, has undergone extensive restoration by the South Asasif Conservation Project.
Footage filmed on Tuesday shows the carefully reconstructed temple and tomb of Karakhamun along with several stone fragments with Hieroglyphs inscribed.
The tombs, as well as a temple, were built by high priest Karakhamun of the Ancient Egyptian god Amun. The complex was almost totally collapsed by the start of the 21st century, however after extensive restoration work by the South Asasif Conservation Project, it is now returning to its former glory.
We discovered more than 30,000 fragments and shattered decorations and made it our mission in life to rebuild the tomb of Karakhamun and put all these fragments back where they belong, Director of South Asasif Conservation Project Elena Pischikova said.
The South Asasif Conservation Project was founded in 2006 with the aim of restoring and reconstructing the three heavily damaged Kushite tombs belonging to high levels officials in the Ancient Egyptian city of Thebes.
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Egypt unveils ancient pharaonic tomb in Luxor
Egyptian archaeologists unveil newly discovered ancient tomb, sarcophagi and funerary artifacts discovered at the al-Assassif Necropolis in the Egypt's southern city of Luxor
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Egypt: 30 mummies discovered in Valley of the Kings
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Egyptian archaeologists revealed the discovery of 30 ancient wooden coffins containing mummies near Luxor on Saturday.
The discovery was unveiled in front of Hatshepsut Temple in the Valley of the Kings.
The cache was the first to be dug up by an Egyptian mission, after years of foreign-led archaeological digs. A point that the Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Mostafa Waziri and former antiquities minister Zahi Hawass were proud to emphasise.
The mummies were wrapped in cloth and placed inside sealed sarcophagi. Coffins with carved hands open were female, while if the hands were balled into firsts, they held males, according to Waziri.
The scenes carved on the side of the wooden caskets represented different aspects of the afterlife.
The burial site dates from the 22nd dynasty, around 1,000 BC.
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