Archaeologists Identify Owner of 3,000-Year-Old Luxor Tomb

The owner of a tomb named Kampp 23 of Ancient Egypt was identified 50 years after the original discovery. It was located in the area of Al-Assif, in the western part of Lúxor, which was unearthed in the 1970s. This happened thanks to a joint archaeological mission that united Canada and Egypt, in which the Supreme Council of Antiquities of the latter worked with the University of Ontario. During the excavation works carried out, they managed to …

Ancient Egyptian Tomb in Luxor Identified as Belonging to High-Ranking Official

The rock-cut entrance to Tomb Kampp 23 is located in the Al-Asasif area on the west bank of Luxor. Credit: Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities A joint Egyptian-Canadian archaeological team has identified the owner of ancient Theban Tomb, Kampp 23, located in the Al-Asasif area on the west bank of Luxor. First discovered in the 1970s, the tomb has now been confirmed to belong to Amun-Mes, a high-ranking official who served as local gover…

Archaeologists identify owner of 3,000-year-old Luxor tomb

CAIRO, May 22 (Xinhua) -- An Egyptian-Canadian archaeological team has identified the owner of a 3,000-year-old tomb in Luxor, Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced on Thursday. Read full story

Archaeologist Zahi Hawass set to discuss 12 mysteries during tours of US and Canada - Egypt Independent

Egyptian Archaeologist Zahi Hawass is set to continue his grand lecture tour in the US and Canada, which runs from May to August. Titled “Discover the Greatest Secrets of the Land of the Pharaohs,” Hawass will discuss several amazing ancient mysteries that have been buried beneath Egypt’s sands for thousands of years. The archaeologist said on his official website: “For decades, I have shared Egypt’s history with the world, but now I present to …

Kampp 23 was discovered more than 50 years ago on the western shore of the ancient city of Luxor, in Egypt. The tomb, located in the area of Al-Assif, was excavated on the rock with a T-shaped design typical of the necropolises of the 19th and 20th dynasties, known as the Ramésid era.

In the 1970s it was discovered in the necropolis of Al-Asasif, on the western bank of Luxor in Egypt, a tomb that archaeologists named Kampp 23. The identity of its owner had remained in the mystery since then, because at that time archaeologists could not determine the name of its [...]