Posted on 02/17/2007 8:41:30 AM PST by aculeus
Cairo, Feb. 10 (AP): Archaeologists have uncovered three wooden Pharaonic sarcophagi, dating back to the 20th century B.C., Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities said in a statement on Saturday.
``The three sarcophagi were found in a very well preserved condition inside three burial shafts,'' the statement said.
The find took place early this week at a site south of the Saqqara pyramids, about 25 kilometers (16 miles) south of Cairo.
According to the Council's chief, Zahi Hawass, the first sarcophagi dates back to Egypt's 1500 B.C.-1000 B.C. New Kingdom and is a black anthropoid. It carries paintings portraying the four sons of the falcon-headed god Horus and its inscription says it to belongs to a person called ``Waya-ly.''
Anthropoid, or person-shaped, coffins were particularly important to Ancient Egyptians, who believed them to act as a substitute body for use after death.
The second and the third sarcophagi date back to the Middle Kingdom, 4,000 years ago, and are decorated with black pieces of glass.
The Japanese archaeological mission has been working in Saqqara since early 1990s looking for Middle Kingdom tombs.
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Cool Bump. Adding bit by bit to the ancient history of the cradle of man.
"The find took place early this week at a site south of the Saqqara pyramids, about 25 kilometers (16 miles) south of Cairo
Thanks for posting it. Interesting that they are still finding things in that area.
One of the guys was named Wally?
Not sure, but I believe that there was a partial DNA match with Jimmy Hoffa.
Native Americans, who can only trace back their roots a few hundred years, have submitted a claim of ownership...
Nah, just want "a piece of the action" without working for it.
FMCDH(BITS)
Get cremated and you won't be a museum display a thousand years from now.
Try ten to thirteen thousand years. (public education)
Be careful when opening, those Go'auld are tricky buggers.
When are they going to find the missing link in a tomb? Now that would be a find!! Or perhaps a dinousaur man buried in a pyramid. Wow, now that would make a neat TV show. I actually love this stuff but one wonders just how many of these mummies they will find that will give us much new from the old Brested days of research.
His last name was Kaya-hoti. I wonder if Arode-rhunyar is nearby?
Thanks, FairO'. I love abbrev your nick like that for Egyptian topics...
Japanese team finds ancient Egyptian coffins
(from the Middle Kingdom, 2 are ~4000 years old)
AFP on Yahoo | 2/10/07 | AFP
Posted on 02/11/2007 2:37:43 AM EST by NormsRevenge
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1782843/posts
Archaeologists find Akhenaten-era tomb
(as a result of Dutch team excavation in the Sakkara area)
Reuters on Yahoo | 2/14/07 | Reuters
Posted on 02/14/2007 4:01:18 PM EST by NormsRevenge
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