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Archeologists Uncover 4,000-Year-Old Tomb In Egypt And It Looks Like It’s Been Just Painted
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Archeologists Uncover 4,000-Year-Old Tomb In Egypt And It Looks Like It’s Been Just Painted

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The architectural and artistic feats of the ancient Egyptians never cease to amaze not only in the creation but in their preservation. Recently the country’s Ministry of Antiquities, Khaled al-Enani, revealed a “new” well-preserved tomb decorated with inscriptions and colorful reliefs. The archeological discover dates back more than 4,000 years – yet the vibrant paint of the reliefs look almost as fresh as the day they were painted.

The intricate tomb is said to belong to an official named Khuwy, a nobleman from the Fifth Dynasty, a period that spanned the 25th to the 24th century BCE. At the unveiling Minister al-Enani brought along 52 foreign ambassadors, cultural attachés, and well-known Egyptian actress Yosra, to inspect the vivid depictions.

The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities just unveiled a colorful, astonishingly well-preserved 4,000-year-old tomb

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Khuwy’s tomb was found in the massive necropolis at Saqqara, located in the south of Cairo. The design of the structure was done in a distinctive L-shape, Mohamed Mujahid, head of the excavation team, and includes a small corridor that leads down to an antechamber. Another unique feature they found was an entrance tunnel, typically only found in pyramids. Farther beyond is the large chamber, which houses the multicolored reliefs.

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The well-preserved hues are colors associated with royalty, which, along with the unique structural features, have led the archeologists to believe that perhaps Khuwy had a relationship with Djedkare Isesi, the pharaoh of that period, whose pyramid is located nearby. A possible connection they have theorized is that the two were related, while another explanation is that it was designed in line with the pharaoh’s reforms of state administration and funerary cults.

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Along with the tomb renderings, archeologists also found Khuwy’s mummy and canopic jars –  containers used to hold bodily organs that have been divided up into several pieces. With this latest discovery, researchers hope to gain better insight into the 40-year reign of Djedkare Isesi.

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This tomb is only the latest in a series of archeological unveilings by the Ministry of Antiquities. In 2018 they revealed some “exceptionally well-preserved” drawings at Saqqara and discovered a mass cat cemetery found with a collection of rare mummified scarab beetles. The country hopes that these discoveries will help in their ongoing efforts to revive the tourist economy, which hasn’t fully recovered from the 2011 political uprisings.

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The Ministry of Antiquities in Egypt shared a video tour of the tomb on Twitter

People were in awe of the beautiful reliefs on the archeological discovery

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Sofie Tapia is a journalism graduate from the University of Kentucky. She is now a free-spirited content creator who wanders the globe rearranging words for various outlets. She previously worked as a reporter for Lebanon Daily News and worked as an editor at both Al-Masry Al-Youm and Egypt Independent. She can be reached at Sofie@BoredPanda.com

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Katinka Min
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's way too small to let in visitors. The colorus would be destroyed by the humidity in a matter of years. Maybe a few expensive private viewings for individuals. I must admit, I am very glad, I got to do a big Egypt trip int the 1990s - before the terrible massacre at the hatshepsut temple, before the rise of conservative Islam. My older sis an I rented bicycles in Luxor and rode them over that area near the valley of Kings (that we climbed to on foot), alone and feeling free and relatively safe. Those were the days. <3

Grumble O'Pug
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

phenomenal Old Kingdom find. I think they may recreate like Lascaux, no? I can't imagine letting tourists near it.

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Katinka Min
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's way too small to let in visitors. The colorus would be destroyed by the humidity in a matter of years. Maybe a few expensive private viewings for individuals. I must admit, I am very glad, I got to do a big Egypt trip int the 1990s - before the terrible massacre at the hatshepsut temple, before the rise of conservative Islam. My older sis an I rented bicycles in Luxor and rode them over that area near the valley of Kings (that we climbed to on foot), alone and feeling free and relatively safe. Those were the days. <3

Grumble O'Pug
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

phenomenal Old Kingdom find. I think they may recreate like Lascaux, no? I can't imagine letting tourists near it.

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