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Egyptian officials announced that archaeologists from Egypt and the United States have uncovered a historic burial site featuring 11 sealed interments near the famous city of Luxor, as stated by the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities in an official announcement on Friday.The ministry revealed that the burial site, dating to the Middle Kingdom period (1938 BC-1630 BC), was discovered in the South Asasif necropolis, adjacent to the Temple of Hatshepsut on Luxor's West Bank of the Nile.According to Mohamed Ismail Khaled, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities in Egypt, the joint Egyptian-American mission excavating the necropolis has discovered coffins belonging to men, women, and children. This indicates that the site was a family tomb used across generations during the 12t...

Ancient tomb with 12 skeletons discovered beneath Khaznah in Jordan (Picture credit: NYT News Service) Archaeologists recently discovered a tomb containing at least 12 human skeletons and artifacts estimated to be 2,000 years old, buried beneath Khaznah, also known as Treasury, in Petra, Jordan.The archaeological team, led by Dr Pearce Paul Creasman, executive director of the American Center of Research, found the tomb below the left side of the Treasury.Two tombs had previously been discovered in this area in 2003, leading to speculation about more hidden chambers.The Treasury, a prominent monument carved into pink sandstone cliffs, has been featured in several films, most famously in the 1989 movie “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade,” where it represented the site of the Holy Grail.Insi...

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Archaeologists uncover 11 sealed burials in ancient Egyptian Tomb at Luxor – Times of India

2,000-year-old tomb with 12 skeletons discovered in Jordan – Times of India