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Sealed Tomb of a High Official or Priest Filled with Paintings and Inscriptions Discovered on Luxor’s West Bank

Hacker News·Sealed Tomb of a High Official or Priest Filled with Paintings and Inscriptions Discovered on Luxor’s West Bank·about 2 months ago

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The Dutch archaeological mission working in the Theban necropolis, led by Dr. Carina van den Hoven of Leiden University, has brought to light a tomb in the lower sector of Sheikh Abd al-Qurna, on the west bank of the city of Luxor, during the excavation…

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Bead net funerary shroud: A 2,500-year-old beaded veil from Egypt depicting the deceased's transformation into…

Latest from Live Science ·Kristina Killgrove·4 months ago

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This funerary shroud was made from thousands of multicolored beads and woven to represent a human face and a large scarab beetle.

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Sealed Tomb of a High Official or Priest Filled with Paintings and Inscriptions Discovered on Luxor’s West Bank

Bead net funerary shroud: A 2,500-year-old beaded veil from Egypt depicting the deceased's transformation into…