Archaeologists Find Ancient Egyptian Burial Chamber -- Again
Egypt's antiquities chief says archaeologists have unearthed a 2,800-year-old burial chamber that boasts brightly painted astrological scenes at a site believed to house the tombs of ancient Egyptian nobles.
Zahi Hawass says in a Wednesday statement the chamber belonged to a priest named Karakhamun, whose tomb was first discovered in the 19th century but soon after disappeared under the desert sands. He says an Egyptian-American team stumbled on the burial chamber while doing restoration work at the site on the west bank of Luxor in southern Egypt.
Hawass says the chamber was found at the bottom of an eight-meter shaft. He said that the chamber's ceiling is decorated with astrological scenes, including a depiction of the sky goddess Nut....
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Zahi Hawass says in a Wednesday statement the chamber belonged to a priest named Karakhamun, whose tomb was first discovered in the 19th century but soon after disappeared under the desert sands. He says an Egyptian-American team stumbled on the burial chamber while doing restoration work at the site on the west bank of Luxor in southern Egypt.
Hawass says the chamber was found at the bottom of an eight-meter shaft. He said that the chamber's ceiling is decorated with astrological scenes, including a depiction of the sky goddess Nut....