Eldorado Posted April 3, 2019 #1 Share Posted April 3, 2019 "An Egyptian archaeological mission has discovered the tomb of a Fifth Dynasty dignitary named Khuwy during an excavation and documentation survey carried out in south Saqqara, and has also discovered the name of the queen to whom a pyramid complex in the area belonged. The tomb consists of a superstructure with an L-shaped offering chamber, which was once decorated with reliefs. Only the bottom part of this decoration is preserved, as the white limestone blocks of the other parts were re-used in the construction of other buildings in antiquity." Full report with good pics at local news site Ahram dot org: http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/329288/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/Fifth-Dynasty-tomb-and-name-of-a-new-queen-discove.aspx "Among the discoveries of the team was also the name of a queen, Sebtihor, apparent wife of Djedkare, to whom an previously-anonymous pyramid complex in the area belonged to and whose identity had remained a mystery for scholars up until now." At Egyptian Streets news site: https://egyptianstreets.com/2019/04/02/retaining-detailed-reliefs-fifth-dynasty-tomb-uncovered-in-saqqara/ 8 Top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acute Posted April 3, 2019 #2 Share Posted April 3, 2019 It's a bit of a fixer-upper, but a carpet with underlay and a tin of magnolia should do the trick. 4 Top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+and-then Posted April 4, 2019 #3 Share Posted April 4, 2019 Interesting find! The lead guy for the search has a name you couldn't make up to be more humorous today: Mohamed Megahed, head of the archaeological mission Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted April 4, 2019 Author #4 Share Posted April 4, 2019 Some great photos at the History Blog: http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/54756 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seti42 Posted April 15, 2019 #5 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Part of me says: Leave them buried. Respect. Another part of me says: Dig that up and study it. 1 Top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissJatti Posted April 19, 2019 #6 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Still about 90% of ancient egypt still undiscovered.. Good Find Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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