quote: Swedish archaeologists have unearthed a dozen new burial sites dating back 3,500 years near the southern Egyptian city of Aswan.
The new sites were found at the Gebel el-Silsila, a necropolis that was first discovered in 2015, and are believed to be from the New Kingdom era.
While experts initially believed the tombs may have been the final resting place of high status individuals, their identity remains a mystery.
The burial sites date back almost 3,500 years to the New Kingdom era of ancient Egypt, the Antiquities Ministry has said.
Human and animal remains were found in the cemeteries, which were discovered in the Gebel el-Silsila or Chain of Mountains area 40.3 miles (65 km) north of Aswan.
It is thought the cemeteries would have been used during the reigns of pharaohs Thutmose III and Amenhotep II.
Some of the cemeteries were for animals and contain one or two chambers with either stone or clay coffins, or ones made of cartonnage, Mahmoud Afify, the ministry's head of Ancient Egyptian Antiquities, said in a statement.
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Further studies are expected to reveal the social rankings of those buried there and what exactly what purpose the uncovered cemeteries served.
While I appreciate the new info there is no need to spam the forum.
Doug M Member # 7650
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How am I spamming? I am posting actual Egyptology news. These are recent "Egyptology" articles from this year. Otherwise what kind of "Egyptology" threads do you want in the forum? Just endless back and forth over one paper or study?
Just curious.
BlessedbyHorus Member # 22000
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You posted four threads in a row. Just saying lets just take it slow and digest them one at a time.
THEN posting another would be a good idea after discussions have taken off in the first one.
Doug M Member # 7650
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I get your point. But I posted these because it would be nice to actually cover current news from Egypt which ES really was very bad at doing. And I get that it would seem like spamming but it would be nice to start actually talking about more than DNA and the same topics over and over again.
Look at the thread listing in the forum.
BlessedbyHorus Member # 22000
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^I actually agree with you.
But anyways as for this topic I find this finding really good because the tombs are this far south near Aswan. Hope more gets revealed.
Doug M Member # 7650
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Oddly enough with all the "chaos" in the country there still are quite a few digs going on in the country. There is also news of quite a lot of grave robberies and plundering as well.... Would make for interesting discussion.
Narmerthoth Member # 20259
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I've always wondered how many undiscovered sites were lost with the building of the Aswan dam.
BlessedbyHorus Member # 22000
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quote:Originally posted by Doug M: Oddly enough with all the "chaos" in the country there still are quite a few digs going on in the country. There is also news of quite a lot of grave robberies and plundering as well.... Would make for interesting discussion.
That crap is just barbaric. I find it ironic that the same people who tell "Afrocentrics" to stay away from their history are neglecting their history.
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