Archaeologists find ancient necropolis in Egypt

[Peter1469]

Archaeologists find ancient necropolis in Egypt

I have said it before, there is so much more to be found under the sands of North Africa.

Egypt's Antiquities Ministry announced on Saturday the discovery of an ancient necropolis near the Nile Valley city of Minya, south of Cairo, the latest discovery in an area known to house ancient catacombs from the Pharaonic Late Period and the Ptolemaic dynasty.

The large cemetery is located north of Tuna al-Gabal area, a vast archaeological site on the edge of the western desert. It hosts a range of family tombs and graves.

"We will need at least five years to work on the necropolis," Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anani said, "This is only the beginning of a new discovery."


Archaeologists started excavation work in the area started late last year on a quest to find the remainder of the cemetery of Upper Egypt's 15th nome during ancient times. They found tombs belonging to priests of Thoth, the ancient god of the moon and wisdom.


One tomb includes more than 1,000 statues and four well preserved alabaster canopic jars inscribed with hieroglyphics and designed to hold the mummified internal organs of their owner who was a high priest of the god Thoth. The priest's mummy was also found decorated with blue and red beads and bronze gilded sheets.


Archaeologists also uncovered 40 sarcophagi believed to belong to the priest's family members, some bearing the names of their owners in hieroglyphics.

[Captdon]

I've always had a little dislike for messing with people's graves. I guess it's okay but not totally okay.

[MMC]

Another City of the Dead, huh? They sure have a lot of those types of Cities.

[Peter1469]

I think there is a lot of ancient civilization hidden under the sands of North Africa.

[MisterVeritis]

Archaeologists find ancient necropolis in Egypt

I have said it before, there is so much more to be found under the sands of North Africa.

"Egypt hopes that recent discoveries across the country will help spur the vital tourism sector, partially driven by antiquities sightseeing, which was hit hard by political turmoil following the 2011 uprising."

While Islamofascism thrives tourism will be low.

[Peter1469]

"Egypt hopes that recent discoveries across the country will help spur the vital tourism sector, partially driven by antiquities sightseeing, which was hit hard by political turmoil following the 2011 uprising."

While Islamofascism thrives tourism will be low.

True. I was there in 1988 and at that time they did not have armed guards all over. But now they do.

[Mister D]

The ability of ancient Egyptian civilization to absorb other peoples was amazing. Not surprising though. It was already 2000 years old by the time 'the Greeks' came to rule in Egypt.