Egypt has unveiled several ancient discoveries near the city of Luxor, including rock-cut tombs and burial shafts dating back 3,600 years. The tombs were found at the causeway of Queen Hatshepsut’s funerary temple on the Nile’s West Bank.
Artifacts found at the site include bronze coins with Alexander the Great’s image, children’s toys made of clay, and funerary masks that covered mummies. Archaeologists also discovered pottery tables used for offerings, as well as anthropoid wooden coffins containing mummies, including one belonging to a young child.
The tombs were previously robbed during the Ptolemaic period and later, but Egyptian teams managed to uncover some artifacts such as pottery tables. Inside the burial shafts dating back to 1580 B.C.-1550 B.C., archaeologists found war archery bows that suggest those who owned the tombs had military backgrounds.
The discoveries provide valuable insights into ancient Egyptian funerary practices and programs designed inside temples. The site also revealed more about Queen Hatshepsut’s Valley Temple, rock-cut tombs dating back to the Middle Kingdom, and part of the extended Ptolemaic necropolis that occupied the site.
Source: https://apnews.com/article/egypt-luxor-antiquities-ea6f55316dd0abdfb6a4c34f97838962