The tombs may also help understand Egypt's economy at this time, Tiradritti added, noting that Egyptologists usually see this as being a time of economic decline for Egypt.The Temple of Seti I in Abydos features an ancient Egyptian frieze that is believed by UFO enthusiasts and conspiracy theorists to be an out-of-place artifact, not unlike the infamous Dendera Light.Īmong hieroglyphs such as the fly and whatnot, the engraving shows what seems to be a helicopter, as well as airplanes and a submarine. "The reasons for a changing in the royal line is still only a matter of guess," Tiradritti said. to 2291 B.C.), who was not a son of Unas and may have married into the royal family, came to the throne, starting the sixth dynasty. Unas was the last king of the fifth dynasty and it's possible that the newly found tomb may shed light on the transition between the fifth and sixth dynasties of Egypt, Tiradritti said.Īfter Unas died, a pharaoh named Teti (circa 2323 B.C. 10 times ancient Egyptian discoveries awed us in 2022įrom the information released so far, "it looks like the Egyptian mission found a necropolis that can be related to the pyramid of and his cult," Tiradritti said. Royal tomb discovered near Luxor dates to time when female pharaoh co-ruled ancient Egypt 52-foot-long Book of the Dead papyrus from ancient Egypt discovered at Saqqara He was buried along with three stone statues depicting him as well as an offering table. It contains nine statues, some of which represent servants and one that represents the priest and his wife.Īdditionally, the archaeologists found a shaft 33 feet (10 meters) deep that had a stone sarcophagus belonging to a man named "Fetek" at the bottom.
More tombsĪnother tomb found in the cemetery belonged to an official named "Meri," whose hieroglyphic inscriptions say held a number of titles, including "keeper of the secrets" and "assistant of the great leader of the palace."Īnother tomb belongs to a priest, whose name may have been "Messi," alongside his wife. The newly found paintings "are interesting to understand the evolution of ," Tiradritti said. During the First Intermediate Period, a transitional time between the Old Kingdom and the Middle Kingdom, the region experienced a major drought, the central government in Egypt collapsed and the political structure changed. Paintings with elongated proportions became popular long after Khnumdjedef lived, during the First Intermediate Period (circa 2150 B.C. (Image credit: Photo courtesy Egyptian Ministry of Tourism & Antiquities)įrom a released photo, it appears that some of the paintings were drawn with "elongated proportions," Tiradritti said. This may be an attempt "to preserve as much as the living appearance of the deceased," Triadritti said, something that might shine light on religious beliefs at the time this man died.Ī wall painting found inside the tomb of Khnumdjedef, a man who was the "inspector of officials" hieroglyphic inscriptions say. The deceased seems like he was buried wearing a tunic with a belt and large necklace. There are older ancient Egyptian mummies - such as several mummies that date back more than 5,000 years at the site of Gebelein, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) south of ancient Thebes (modern-day Luxor) - but those are not covered with gold.Īccording to images posted online of Hekashepes' remains, it appears that his mummy is wearing clothes and doesn't have bandages, Francesco Tiradritti (opens in new tab), an Egyptology professor at the Kore University of Enna in Italy who was not involved with these excavations, told Live Science in an email. Hekashepes' mummy was mummified using artificial methods, is intact and is covered with gold. There is little information about Hekashepes, but it appears that "he was wealthy," Hawass said. (Image credit: Photo courtesy Egyptian Ministry of Tourism & Antiquities)
This sarcophagus belongs to a man named Hekashepes, whose mummy was found covered with gold.
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