Egyptian archaeologists discovered the first burial site that dates back to the ancient Egyptian 13th Dynasty. That means the sarcophagi, remains and artifacts found at the site date back almost 4,000 years, to sometime between 1803 BC and 1649 BC.
Egyptian archaeologists inspect mummified remains found in a newly discovered burial site in Luxor's Dra' Abu el-Naga' Necropolis, which they said was the first ever found in the area dating back to ancient Egypt's 13th Dynasty, between 1803 BC and 1649 BC. — Egyptian archaeologists announced Wednesday the discovery of the first burial site in the city of Luxor that dates back to the ancient Egyptian 13th Dynasty.
"We have discovered more than a thousand burial sites before in Luxor, but this is the first time we find one from the 13th Dynasty," Dr. Fathy Yaseen, Director General of Antiquities of Upper Egypt, told CBS News about the site, which is more than 50 yards wide and 70 yards long.
There were also some"Ushabtis," small statuettes, made of wood and painted white to imitate limestone, that stuck out to the experts. "Ushabtis," small statuettes, made of wood and painted white to imitate limestone, were among the objects found in a burial site in Luxor, Egypt, dating back to ancient Egypt's 13th Dynasty."I've been working in this field for more than 25 years now, and this is the first time I see Ushabtis with scriptures written in Hieratic instead of Hieroglyphs," Yaseen told CBS News.
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