Researchers with the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology found intricate and vibrantly colored pictures in the tombs of Abydos in the Egyptian desert.
Pharaoh's tomb discovered —
Researchers with the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology found intricate and vibrantly colored pictures in the tombs of Abydos in the Egyptian desert.
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The newly discovered tomb of the Pharaoh Woseribre Senebkay, described as the "king of upper and lower Egypt," had been looted.
Pharaoh's tomb discovered —
The newly discovered tomb of the Pharaoh Woseribre Senebkay, described as the "king of upper and lower Egypt," had been looted.
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Tomb raiders left the bones of the Pharaoh's mummy scattered about. That gave the team the opportunity to reassemble most of the body, along with his funeral mask.
Pharaoh's tomb discovered —
Tomb raiders left the bones of the Pharaoh's mummy scattered about. That gave the team the opportunity to reassemble most of the body, along with his funeral mask.
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Researchers suspect there will be much more evidence to uncover at the sprawling site buried under the hot Egyptian sand.
Pharaoh's tomb discovered —
Researchers suspect there will be much more evidence to uncover at the sprawling site buried under the hot Egyptian sand.
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"It's exciting to find not just the tomb of one previously unknown Pharaoh, but the necropolis of an entire forgotten dynasty," Josef Wegner said in a statement from the Penn Museum, where he is associate curator in the Egypt Section.
Pharaoh's tomb discovered —
"It's exciting to find not just the tomb of one previously unknown Pharaoh, but the necropolis of an entire forgotten dynasty," Josef Wegner said in a statement from the Penn Museum, where he is associate curator in the Egypt Section.
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