Three ancient Egyptian tombs are unearthed after 3,500yrs -but you'd be surprised who each ornate burial site was for

The Sun

4 days ago

A CLEVER team of archaeologists have unearthed a trio of ancient tombs which all belonged to a peculiar set of Egyptians.
The three ornate burial sites date back more than 3,500 years and were discovered in the Dra Abu el-Naga necropolis in the southern Egyptian city of Luxor.
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The team who analysed the tombs were quickly able to uncover who each belonged to due to the names and titles of the owners being found through inscriptions inside.
One of the tombs, which was found mostly destroyed, belonged to Amum-em-Ipet, from the Ramesside period.
Another was used to bury a man called Baki as the third was used for the body of a person named only as S.
Both of these individuals worked as regular supervisors in the time around 1550BC.
Baki worked as a supervisor of the grain silo, while S was a supervisor at the Temple of Amun.
They were also said to be a a writer and the mayor of the northern oases.
All three tombs featured a small courtyard leading up to their entrance.
Sherif Fathir, Egypt's tourism and antiquities minister, described the discovery as a significant scientific and archaeological achievement.
The city of Luxor has long been seen as one of Egypt's oldest and most ancient sites which is full of unexplored history.
In 2021, an Egyptian city was uncovered after 3,000 years with experts hailing it the most "important discovery since the tomb of Tutankhamun".
The "Golden City of Luxor" became the 'the largest' ancient city ever found in Egypt.
As well as the the city streets and evidence of buildings, lots of artefacts and even skeletal remains have been discovered.
The team found precious jewellery, scarab beetle amulets and coloured pottery.
Elsewhere, a mysterious giant pink door has been discovered inside a 4,400-year-old tomb.
The entrance was found at the Saqqara Necropolis - an ancient cemetery full of pyramids and tombs - in Cairo, Egypt.
The stunning discovery was made by a team of Egyptian archaeologists as part of ongoing research work at the site.
Pictures from the dig show the looming pink door which measures an impressive 15ft tall and 4ft wide.
But instead of a functioning door archaeologists have actually uncovered a wall carving which has been cleverly designed to look like an entrance.
A brief history of Ancient Egypt
Here's everything you need to know...
The Ancient Egyptians were an advanced civilisation who at one point owned a huge portion of the globe
The civilisation began about 5,000 years ago when ancient humans began building villages along the River Nile
It lasted for about 3,000 years and saw the building of complex cities centuries ahead of their time – as well as the famous Great Pyramids
The Ancient Egyptians were experts at farming and construction
They invented a solar calendar, and one of the world's earliest writing systems: The hieroglyph
The Egyptians were ruled by kings and queens called pharaohs
Religion and the afterlife were a huge part of Ancient Egyptian culture. They had over 2,000 gods
Pharaohs built huge elaborate tombs to be buried in, some of which were pyramids – at the time among the largest buildings in the world
The Egyptians believed in life after death, and important people's corpses were mummified to preserve their bodies for the afterlife
The Ancient Egytpian empire fell due to a mix of factors, including wars with other empires and a 100-year period of drought and starvation
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