Archaeologists Discover a 4,000-Year-Old Tomb With a False Door at Egypt's Ancient Saqqara Necropolis
The tomb held more than 100 faience ushabti figurines, human remains and funerary objects that may point to a royal doctor.
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<p>In Egypt, an intact tomb of a high-ranking official more than 4 thousand years old has been found In Sakkari, archaeologists have discovered an intact tomb of the official Sechentio-Ptah with ritual objects. Sarcophagi were found nearby and more than 100 ushabti.</p>
4K-Year-Old Tomb Found Intact in Egypt
A doorway meant for the dead, not the living, is the star of Egypt's latest find at Saqqara. Archaeologists there have uncovered a seemingly untouched 4,000-year-old tomb belonging to a high-ranking official named Sekhentiu-Ptah, complete with a "false door," officials announced. Ancient Egyptians believed such carved doors allowed the...
Archaeologists Discover a 4,000-Year-Old Tomb With a False Door at Egypt's Ancient Saqqara Necropolis
In addition to the tomb, which once belonged to a high-ranking official, excavations revealed a network of burial shafts that still held human remains and funerary objects
In Saqqara, archaeologists discovered the tomb of a high-ranking official from the Old Kingdom period, along with a network of later burial shafts, sarcophagi and numerous funerary objects. It is particularly significant that they found some of the objects from the tomb in their original places. New archaeological discoveries in Egypt provide additional insight into how the role of […] The article More than 4,000-year-old tomb discovered in Egyp…
An intact 4,000-year-old funeral chapel emerges in Saqqara behind a false door with trowels, sealed sarcophagus and over a hundred ushabtis. La entrada They find an intact 4,000-year-old tomb hidden behind a false door in Saqqara, Egypt aparece primero en Merca2.
Sealed Old Kingdom Tomb and 100+ Ushabti Found at Saqqara
Archaeologists working at Saqqara have found the Old Kingdom tomb of a senior official named Sekhentyu-Ptah, along with burial shafts, three sealed stone sarcophagi and more than 100 ushabti figurines. The tomb’s funerary chapel still has its false door in place, giving the mission a rare connection between the monument, its inscriptions and the people […]
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