Monday, January 16, 2012

New Mummy Discovered


The picture above was released by Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities on Sunday.... showing the grave of a female singer from the 22nd Dynasty, which was discovered near the Temple of Karnak in the southern ancient city of Luxor.

Woman singer's tomb found in Valley of Kings - Technology & science - Science - msnbc.com

Discovered purely by accident, this mummy is the 64th tomb found in The Valley Of The Kings.according to Aya Batrayw...of The Associated Press.




"It is the only tomb of a woman not related to the ancient Egyptian royal families ever found in the Valley of the Kings", said Mansour Boraiq, the top government official for the Antiquities' Ministry in the city of Luxor.

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