Egypt
Two Coffins
Here we have an image of two recently found coffins.
http://drhawass.com/photoblog/two-coffins-found-newly-discovered-necropolis-illahun
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In The Field: More Re Saqqara Discoveries
BBC News (Yolande Knell) With photo Archaeologists in Egypt have said they have discovered the largest known tomb in the ancient necropolis of Sakkara, to the south of Cairo. The tomb dates back 2,500 years to the 26th Dynasty and contains important artefacts,...
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Wooden Coffins And Ushabti Figurines Found In Dahshur
drhawass.com Press Release Four anthropoid wooden coffins, three wooden canopic jars, and four ushabti boxes have been unearthed inside an unidentified burial shaft located in the northern area of the Ramesside tomb of Ta in the Dahshur Necropolis, south...
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Mummies Found In Ancient Egypt Burial Chamber
drhawass.com With photograph A necropolis consisting of 53 rock-cut tombs dating to the Middle (ca. 2061-1786 BC) and New (ca. 1569-1081 BC) Kingdoms and the 22nd Dynasty (ca. 931-725 BC) has been discovered by an Egyptian archaeological mission sponsored...
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Sewage Workers Find Coffins
Workers digging for a sewage line in Abu Yasseen village have found three pharaonic coffins and assorted artifacts. Two of the coffins were found reportedly smashed....
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The Riches Of Illahun
An Egyptian mission has found new tombs at the pyramid field of Illahun including a number of well preserved mummies and masks. http://drhawass.com/blog/press-release-necropolis-discovered-illahun...
Egypt