For You Lot Data - Egypt Unveils Ancient Tomb In Addition To Sarcophagi Inwards Luxor

Arab Republic of Egypt on Sabbatum unveiled an ancient tomb, sarcophagi as well as funerary artefacts discovered inwards the Theban necropolis of Al-Assasif inwards the southern metropolis of Luxor.

Sarcophagus containing the well-preserved mummy of a adult woman named "Thuya" wrapped inwards linen, discovered yesteryear a French
mission at the site of Tomb TT33 which dates to the 18th dynasty (16th-13th century BC) at Al-Assasif necropolis on
the W banking corporation of the Nile due north of the southern Egyptian metropolis of Luxor [Credit: Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters]

In a ceremony inwards front end of the temple of Queen Hatshepsut, Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anani announced that French as well as Egyptian archaeologists had discovered "a novel tomb... amongst really squeamish paintings".

Located betwixt the majestic tombs at the Valley of the Queens as well as the Valley of the Kings, the Al-Assasif necropolis is the burial site of nobles as well as senior officials roughly the pharaohs.

Egyptian workers as well as archaeologists standing side yesteryear side to an opened intact sarcophagus containing
the well-preserved mummy of a adult woman named Thuya [Credit: Khaled Desouki/AFP]

Among the finds inwards the tomb are sarcophagi, statues as well as some 1,000 funerary figurines called "Ushabtis" made of wood, faience as well as clay.

The tomb dates dorsum to the Middle Kingdom, which spanned the 11th as well as twelfth dynasties, as well as belonged to "Thaw-Irkhet-If", mummification supervisor at the Temple of Mut inwards Karnak, according to the ministry.

A carved dark wooden sarcophagus inlaid amongst golden sheets, dating to Egypt's Late menses (7th-4th century BC),
 lying in a burial bedroom decorated amongst coloured scenes depicting the possessor amongst members of his family, 
discovered yesteryear an Egyptian archaeological mission at the site of Tomb TT28 at Al-Assasif necropolis on the
 west bank of the Nile due north of the southern Egyptian metropolis of Luxor [Credit: Egypt. Ministry of Culture]

Separately, archaeologists from the French Institute of Eastern Archaeology (IFAO) as well as the University of Strasbourg convey discovered ii sarcophagi dating dorsum to the 18th dynasty, Anani told a intelligence conference.

One of the ii contains the "well-preserved" mummified remains of a adult woman named Thuya, the antiquities ministry building said inwards a statement.

Carved wooden statues as well as funerary figurines made of wood, faience as well as clay discovered at the site
of Tomb TT28 at Al-Assasif necropolis [Credit: Khaled Desouki/AFP]

Broken stele fragment inscribed amongst hieroglyphics, discovered yesteryear a French mission at the site of Tomb TT33
which dates to the 18th dynasty (16th-13th century BC) at Al-Assasif necropolis
[Credit: Khaled Desouki/AFP]

But ministry building spokeswoman Nevine Aref told AFP afterward that function was withal ongoing to definitively position the cite of the mummy.

Egyptian government regularly denote archaeological discoveries amongst non bad fanfare, although the solid position down is frequently defendant of a lack of scientific rigour as well as fail of its antiquities.

Archaeological sites, especially inwards Luxor, brand Arab Republic of Egypt a major pull for unusual tourists.

Hit yesteryear the turmoil that enveloped Arab Republic of Egypt after the 2011 uprising that ousted longtime president Hosni Mubarak, the tourism sector has picked upward this year.

Source: AFP [November 26, 2018]


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