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In a cemetery south of Deir el-Balah anthropoid coffins were found when locals were reclaiming sand dunes. [17] The coffins were found among a few simple burials and when unearthed appeared to be in pristine shape, however they were actually being held together by the sand that had filled the cracks and was supporting the frame of the coffin from external pressure. [18]
A team of Egyptian archaeologists from Cairo University found the red granite sarcophagus of Ptah-em-uya, "a high-ranking official" under Rameses II, who ruled Egypt in the 13th century BC, the ...
Other major findings from the excavation include statues, amulets, and a well-preserved sarcophagus. ... Egyptian antiquities workers dig at the site of the Step Pyramid of Djoser in Saqqara, 24 ...
Hundreds of artifacts were discovered, Egyptian officials said. Graveyard with colorful sarcophagi and 3,500-year-old mummies uncovered in Egypt Skip to main content
In Ancient Egypt death was seen as a journey by boat. More specifically, it was seen as a trip across their River Nile that joined the North and South. This funerary boat offering from the "Tomb of the Officials" at Beni Hassan, was added to the museum collection in 1923 from the Liverpool Institute of Archaeology.
Chamber is constructed of red granite blocks with the granite sarcophagus in the center. The quarries of Aswan are located along the Nile near the city of Aswan . There are a number of well-known sites: Shellal , consisting of northern and southern quarries within an area of about 20 km 2 (7.7 sq mi) on the west bank, and the islands of ...
Archaeologists in Egypt pried open a mysterious, 2,000-year-old sarcophagus found in the port city of Alexandria earlier this month. While some had thought the sarcophagus may contain royalty, or ...
Some clay seal impressions contain text, such as the partial word 'pa-aten,' [2] part of the birth name of Tutankhamun's wife, Ankhesenamun. [2] This inscription, the architectural style of the chamber, and the form of the coffins and jars all point to an Eighteenth Dynasty date, roughly contemporary with Tutankhamun , whose tomb is nearby.