Discovery in the province of Luxor, in the South, “the vast necropolis contains the remains of mummies that could être those members of the famille ruling, especially the kings son Thutmose III and Thutmose IV XVIII th Dynasty “, according to a statement from the ministry, who led the excavations in conjunction with an archaeological mission of the University suisse Basel
Remains of wooden sarcophagi and death masks were discovered at the scene, and canopic jars or canopic pieces -. these funerary vessels Pharaonic Egypt to cover form human or animal head which were deposited in the viscera of the deceased after embalming.
OVER THIRTY NAMES IDENTIFIED
The review by the Swiss Mission inscriptions on the canopic allowed to identifier more than thirty names of people buried in the cemetery, including princesses previously unknown names, ensures Mohamed Ibrahim, Minister of Antiquities, in the statement.
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The necropolis is located at the northwest end of the valley of the Kings, beyond the tomb of Tutankhamun, explained his side of the head antiques Luxor, Abdelhakim Karar, according to which the significance of this finding lies in the fact that new names princesses were revealed, but it took place in the Valley of the Kings which is believed that all secrets were disclosed.
Some fifty mummies, some in very good condition, are those of newborns, says an official of the Swiss Mission in the statement. Some masks and canopic also reveal that the Valley of the Kings had not only served the royal families but also for the families of priests later. The necropolis was looted several times in antiquity, the statement said.
Egypt: 50 mummies found in a giant necropolis
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