Archaeologists discovers 13 wooden coffins in the ancient Egyptian necropolis of Saqqara.
The Egyptian coffin contained the mummified remains of ... high priestesses that represented the 12 hours of the day. The mummy was found in excellent condition, wearing a mask and beaded dress.
Centuries after the first golden coffins were taken to Europe, ancient Egyptian mummies still vividly capture people’s imaginations. Perhaps we’re awed by the grandeur of their rituals and tradition.
the capital of Ancient Egypt and the site of modern day Luxor. Iyhat's coffin and our other inner mummy coffin of the Lady Tairy have been in Plymouth since 1919 - but only went on public display ...
CAIRO, November 17. /TASS/. An archeological expedition by Egyptian and Russian researchers led to the discovery of an ancient coffin containing a well-preserved mummy in the village of Al Banat ...
This is the mummy of Hornedjitef an Egyptian priest who was buried in a coffin, within a second, outer coffin. Examining his body using CAT scans and X-rays revealed that he suffered from ...
4.Our Egyptian mummy was given to us by the Sunday School ... this also allows us to see his toes. The coffin accompanying him belonged to a man named Pa-Er- Abu who was possibly a priest.
The intricate engravings indicate that the mummies were once highly respected people, likely priests and children. Here's a look inside what Egyptian officials are calling the greatest coffin ...
The important finds from his excavations include mummy portraits, gabled-roof coffins, traditional Egyptian-style coffins, and almost 30 new papyri in Greek and Demotic (the second to last stage of ...
Hieroglyphic inscriptions on the coffins indicated that both men were the sons of ... to successfully use the typing of both mitochondrial and Y chromosomal DNA in Egyptian mummies. Dr Campbell Price, ...
Artefacts celebrating ancient Egyptian "coffin art" have been showcased in a Cambridgeshire pub. The collection, from Cambridge's Fitzwilliam Museum, is part of a "pop-up" event bringing the ...