Posted on 03/19/2025 12:14:00 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered the royal tomb of an unknown king...
The tomb was found within an ancient Egyptian necropolis in Abydos. The burial is located about 23 feet (7 meters) underground and contains a limestone burial chamber covered with mudbrick vaults, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities wrote in a statement. The burial chamber was originally about 16 feet (5 m) high.
The king's reign dates to the "Second Intermediate Period" (circa 1640 to 1540 B.C.), when northern Egypt was ruled by a group called the Hyksos and the southern part of Egypt was controlled by multiple Egyptian kings...
The grave robbers sacked the tomb, and didn't leave any remains of the king's mummy or sarcophagus behind...
In February 2025, another group of archaeologists reported that they had found the tomb of Thutmose II to the west of the Valley of the Kings. Pharaoh Thutmose II was the half brother and husband of Hatshepsut. Queen Hatshepsut ascended the throne after Thutmose II's death about 3,500 years ago...
In addition to the newly discovered tomb, archaeologists uncovered the remains of a pottery and glass workshop at Banawit, a village located north of Abydos. The workshop dates to a time when the Roman Empire controlled Egypt (30 B.C to A.D. 642), the ministry said in the statement. It contains a large number of kilns along with extensive storage areas.
Within the workshop, archaeologists found 32 ostraca — writing on pottery shards — that discuss commercial transactions and how taxes were paid, the ministry reported. The ostraca were written in Greek and Demotic, an Egyptian script.
Between the seventh and 14th centuries A.D., the workshop was reused as a cemetery, and the remains of families were found within it.
(Excerpt) Read more at livescience.com ...
Good idea! Hmm, instead of “Fruit of the Loom” brand, he wore “Gift of the Nile”.
All good ideas. :^)
Here’s something interesting about the Pyramids they have found.
Unveiling Giza Pyramid Secrets: Radar Reveals Massive Underground Network Beneath Khafre Pyramid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jHadqZmtPg
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