FfFfFfFF 58,507 Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 The tombs are part of a cemetery, that preliminary dating suggests are from the Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt between 664 and 525 BC, otherwise known as the Saite Period, marking the beginning of the Late Period of Ancient Egypt. Some of the burials are simple pits, while others are encased with a mudbrick lining. Ayman Ashmawy, head of the council’s Egyptian antiquities sector, said: “The architectural design of the tombs and items of pottery found inside them, had provided a good indication of their age.” Archaeologists found that some of the burials are covered with gold foil figures that depict Ancient Egyptian deities such as: Isis, Bastet and Horus (in the form of a winged falcon), as well as gold foils in the shape of squares, rectangles and other obscure shapes and depictions. S- https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/12/late-period-tombs-discovered-at-tel-el-deir/145609 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnglerfishbraBENUS 5,734 Posted December 28, 2022 Share Posted December 28, 2022 why does it feel like these are always found at the end of the year, thus probably cursing us all in the new year? OT: very cool 😍 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FfFfFfFF 58,507 Posted December 28, 2022 Author Share Posted December 28, 2022 15 minutes ago, AnglerfishbraBENUS said: why does it feel like these are always found at the end of the year, thus probably cursing us all in the new year? We got on these mummies' nerves in 2019 somehow already and so they unleashed the tribulations. But seriously Egypt had such a rich history, there are news about archaeological findings there... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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