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The international team of archaeologists discovered in Egypt in the area of Gebel es Sils necropolis age 3400 years . Necropolis (literally – “city of the dead”) – is a large cemetery located on the outskirts of the ancient city, with tombs and gravestones
Anubis -. God funeral rites of the ancient Egyptians, was also the god of cemeteries
The archaeologists announced that they found a necropolis was built during the New kingdom -. era heyday of ancient Egyptian state. New Kingdom marked the rule of the three great dynasties – XVIII, XIX and XX. Scientists have reported that they have found several dozen tombs with burial XVIII and XIX dynasties
«To date, we have found in the necropolis of 40 tombs, as well as a small temple”, -. The researchers said. At the cemetery, archaeologists discovered the remains of people (including men, women, children) and crocodiles, potsherds, beads and charms. One of the most important finds scientists believe signet ring, which depicts a cartouche (oblong rounded contour with a horizontal line at the bottom, which indicates that the written text in it is the king’s name) Thutmose III.
According to researchers, most of the tombs were damaged due to the annual floods; In addition, the cemetery is often frequented by robbers in search of valuables. The latter dates from the XIX century of robbery
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«We do not know who people were buried in the necropolis, – commented archaeologists. – We know that the higher officials, viziers and people of a similar level are buried in Thebes
And Gebel es-Silsilah, apparently, people were buried lower. status. ”
Necropolis of Thebes – is a valley in Egypt where for the period of the New Kingdom tombs were built for the burial of the pharaohs and high-ranking officials. The first pharaoh buried in the necropolis (which is often called the Valley of the Kings) – Thutmose I of the XVIII dynasty, the last – Ramses XI from XX dynasty. Valley of the Kings was widely known because of hearing about the curse of the pharaohs – curse that supposedly befalls anyone who touches the graves of royal personages and mummies of ancient Egypt. The magical nature of the “curse” repeatedly denied by science, but
many people continue to believe that touching any of the tombs entails inevitable death.
Previously, archaeologists from the Higher Scientific Research Council (CSIC) in the course of excavations in the area of the Egyptian city of Luxor found intact wooden sarcophagus of the child, presumably lived in the XVII dynasty, about 1550 BC.
Over the 12 seasons of excavation were found a table for school, warrior Iker coffin and the burial chamber itself Djehuty fully painted figures and characters from the “Book of the Dead.” On the children’s sarcophagus length of 90 cm, painted white, there are no inscriptions and images.
According to the X-ray diffraction studies, the child could die at the age of 5 years.
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«This discovery is very important because we are talking about and along untouched sarcophagus other discovered objects near it can give a lot of information about the history of the era of ancient Egypt, about which little is known, “-. archaeologists say
As the researchers believe, the location of the tomb in Dra Abu el Naga could explain the discovery of more than 2 thousand. ceramic vessels found in the chapel of adobe, as well as to answer the question, why the funeral memorial Djehuty was established in this part of the necropolis.
«On the found objects we can assume that it is the burial place can be reserved for members of the court ruling.
However, we do not know who owns the mummy found, as the sarcophagus does not contain any inscriptions, “- scientists say
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