Huge 4000-year-old Underground Hidden Tomb of Cult Egyptian King Senwosret III Will Soon Open...[tr]

Ancient Origins ^ | June 19, 2017 | Theodoros Karasavvas

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The tomb of King Khakaure Senusret III (Senwosret III), one of the most dominant and popular pharaohs of ancient Egypt's Middle Kingdom, is set to open to the public within a couple of years. This will provide an opportunity for visitors to descend into the underground chambers and marvel at the architecture of the Egyptian builders who constructed the burial complex nearly four thousand years ago... According to Dr. Josef Wegner, Associate Curator of the Egyptian Section of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, who has been excavating in Abydos for decades, this is the largest tomb at Abydos and dates back to 1850 BC. The tomb measures 200 meters (656 ft) in length and 45 meters (148 ft) deep and its architecture is one of a kind.

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Josef Wegner, Associate Professor of Egyptian Archaeology from the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the University of Pennsylvania, presents "The Pharaohs of Anubis-Mountain: Archaeological Investigations of a Royal Necropolis at Abydos".

Recent excavations at Abydos in Upper Egypt have revealed an extensive royal necropolis beside a sacred peak: Anubis-Mountain. Here a series of tombs spanning Egypt's late Middle Kingdom (ca. 1850-1650 BCE) and Second Intermediate Period (ca. 1650-1550 BCE) are helping to illuminate one of the most shadowy eras of Egyptian history. The lecture discusses the twelve royal tombs currently known at Anubis-Mountain, and the most recent results- the excavation in June this year of a tomb likely belonging to king Sobekhotep IV, as well as the discovery of the previously unknown pharaoh Senebkay.

Josef Wegner | The Pharaohs of Anubis-Mountain | Oriental Institute | Published on October 28, 2015

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Steep corridor down into the hidden tomb 45 meters underground. Credit: Josef Wegner and the Penn Museum

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Clearance work in one of the chambers of the tomb. Credit: Josef Wegner and the Penn Museum

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Mystery Pharaoh Found in Egypt
Discovery News | January 16, 2014 | Rossella Lorenzi
Posted on 01/18/2014 10:50:21 AM PST by SunkenCiv

...a forgotten Abydos Dynasty... there is evidence for about 16 royal tombs belonging to the dynasty, whose existence was first hypothesized by Egyptologist Kim Ryholt in 1997. “It’s exciting to find not just the tomb of one previously unknown pharaoh, but the necropolis of an entire forgotten dynasty,” said Josef Wegner...

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[CJ Wolf]

Looks like a basement stairway. Anything cool.

[thinden]

Amazing find.

[CJ Wolf]

No wonder...

[BenLurkin]

1850 bc is going a goodlyndistance back in time!

[SunkenCiv]

;^) As you can probably tell from the fine country craftsmanship, I put that one together. :^)

[SunkenCiv]

Don't get me started... :^)

[CJ Wolf]

Seams are cool. One day in 2340 years this meme will be found by some earth historian
and let the world know why the face was removed.

[biggerten]

That is, I believe, a shibboleth.

[Eagles6]

Wild stuff!

[sauropod]

Where’s Zahi? I figured he’d be in on this.

[tired&retired]

Is the term “Cult” in the title due to journalistic bias?

[GoDuke]

I believe this is a scholarly use of the term “cult”. It refers to any religious system, like the temple system in Judaism.

[Captain Rhino]

Click on the link to Popular Archeology embedded in the article to access an even more detailed description of the tomb and its importance.

[PIF]

Where’s Zahi? I figured he’d be in on this.

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On a more or less permanent vacation

[tired&retired]

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I agree with you. You have helped me to identify a personal judgement within me that is unnecessary.

I’ll not further that judgement by stating “Go UNC” (it’s the antagonist in me)

Used to live in Duke Forest just off campus as my wife is on the Duke Med School Faculty.