Tag: Egypt

  • Egypt Unearths a Hidden Cache of 3,500-Year-Old Coffins at Luxor’s Abu el-Naga

    An Egyptian archeological mission has made several new discoveries this season while excavating at the Abu El-Naga necropolis near Luxor. The announcement was made by Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities. Among the most important finds of the season was a cache of ten well preserved, painted wooden coffins that had been hidden in the shaft read more

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  • Long Misidentified, Object in Museum Is Oldest Drilling Tool Found Yet in Egypt

    A small metal object excavated almost 100 years ago has been identified as the oldest known drilling tool yet found in Egypt. The news was reported by Archeology Today. The artifact came from a predynastic cemetery at the archeological site of Badari in Upper Egypt and dates to the late 4th millennium BCE. Part of read more

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