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Archaeologists Open Three New Kingdom Tombs at Egypt’s Saqqara Necropolis

Hieroglyphic inscriptions in the newly discovered tombs are providing unusually detailed information about the individuals who were buried within them

New Kingdom Tombs Excavated in Saqqara - Archaeology Magazine

Tomb, Saqqara, Egypt CAIRO, EGYPT—Three rock-cut tombs dated to the New Kingdom period (ca. 1550–1070 B.C.) have been discovered at the Bubasteion Necropolis in Saqqara, Ahram Online reports. Amr El-Tayeb, director of the Saqqara Archaeological Site, said that carvings on the wall of the first tomb reveal that it belonged to an official named Mentuhotep, who is shown with his mother, Eihotep. Offering bearers and hunting scenes are also depicted…

Newly discovered Saqqara tombs rewrites history of New Kingdom

An Egyptian archaeological mission in the Bubasteion necropolis in Saqqara has uncovered three rock-cut tombs dating back to the New Kingdom period. An expert in Egyptian antiquities and director of the Zahi Hawass Foundation for Antiquities and Heritage, Ali Abu-Dashish, said that the new archaeological discovery has shed light on the administrative, military, social, and political aspects of the Egyptian state during that era. Speaking to Al-M…

Three New Kingdom elite tombs found at Saqqara’s Bubasteion

Egyptian archaeological mission working at the Bubasteion necropolis in Saqqara has uncovered three rock-cut tombs. The post Three New Kingdom elite tombs found at Saqqara’s Bubasteion appeared first on Archaeology Wiki.