"Life Science" site shed light on the discovery of a huge cemetery containing the remains of many senior priests in ancient Egypt, along with their assistants, in the northern part of the Tuna Al-Jabal site in Minya Governorate, and Mostafa Waziri, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, said that 20 discovery had been discovered A limestone sarcophagus in the burial ground, located about 170 miles (270 km) south of Cairo, in addition to the burials containing about 700 amulets, some of which are made of gold or gemstones, along with more than 10,000 statues of Figurines from porcelain, glazed).
Mostafa Waziri pointed out that the ancient Egyptians believed that the statues served the deceased in the afterlife, according to what was reported by "Life Science".
Archaeologists said, they are not sure of the number of mummies buried at the site, but given that many stone coffins have not yet been opened, it is possible that many of them will be discovered, excavations are still going on, adding that they expect to find more and more discoveries in these Region.
The history of the high priests buried at the site dates back to what archaeologists call "the late period", at a time when ancient Egypt was always striving to achieve independence from foreigners, including Nubians, Assyrians, and Persians, and the oldest burial process dates back to the twenty-sixth family (688 BC) 525 BC), at a time when Egypt regained its independence after Nubia ruled it.
The late period ended in 332 B.C., when the armies of Alexander the Great entered Egypt, after the death of Alexander in 323 B.C., and the descendants of Ptolemy I, "one of Alexander the Great's" rulers, ruled Egypt for nearly three centuries, until the Romans took over the country in 30 B.C.
Send feedback
History
Saved
Community
Wed, Feb. 5, 2020
