![]() Both Russia and Ukraine formerly comprised a large source of tourists visiting Egypt. ![]() The sector suffered a long downturn after the political turmoil and violence that followed a 2011 uprising.Įgypt's tourist industry was also hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic and is currently suffering from the fallout from the war in Ukraine. As the pharaoh’s treasures travel to London, Patricia Clavin looks at how the discovery of his tomb resonated with the bloodshed and consumerism of the early 20th Century. Archaeologists have recently discovered five tombs at Saqqara in Egypt, the site of the first pyramid. By using CT scans, the team of scientists were able to shed new light on the boy's high social status by affirming the intricate details of the amulets inserted within his mummified body and the type of burial he received.Įgypt often publicly touts its ancient discoveries to attract more tourists, a significant source of foreign currency for the cash-strapped North African country. In a separate announcement Tuesday, a group of scientists from Cairo University revealed previously unknown details about a mummified teenage boy dating to about 300 B.C. Discovered nearby were the ruins of an ancient Roman city, it said. Near the southern city of Luxor, authorities said they found dozens of burial sites from the New Kingdom era, dating from 1800 B.C. Archaeologists have discovered a well-preserved, 4,400-year-old tomb of a royal priest and his family in Egypt, in a one of a kind find, the Egyptian authorities announced on Saturday. Treasureslike the golden masks found with King Tutare dazzling, but the tombs. Even the tomb of King Tutankhamun, KV62, which survived to the present day relatively intact, was actually. The underground tombs were also well stocked with all the material goods a ruler might need in the next world. Ten crocodile mummies, including five more or less complete bodies and five heads, were found in an undisturbed tomb at Qubbat al-Haw (Aswan, Egypt). Thursday's unveiling comes amid a flurry of new discoveries announced by Egyptian authorities over the past week. Ancient mummified crocodiles recovered from an undisturbed tomb in Egypt were preserved in a 'unique' manner, scientists have found, and some of the bodies were even decapitated after being dried out. When it comes to Egyptian archaeology, unspoiled tombs are vanishingly rare.
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