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Egypt reveals ancient archaeological burial finds south of Cairo
Egypt s best known archaeologist, Zahi Hawass, famed for his Indiana Jones hat and TV specials about ancient Egypt, has unveiled details of an ancient funerary temple in a vast necropolis at Saqqara, south of Cairo.
The latest trove was found in 22 burial shafts, and date back four millennia.
According to Hawass, who was also Egypt s former antiquities minister, archaeologists unearthed the temple of Queen Neit, wife of King Teti, the first king of the Sixth Dynasty that ruled Egypt from 2323 B.C. until 2150 B.C..
Egypt unveils ancient funerary temple in Saqqara
They unveiled at least 22 burial shafts up to 12 meters (40 feet) deep, with more than 50 wooden coffins dating back to the New Kingdom, said Hawass, who is Egypt’s best-known archaeologist.
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trove of ancient coffins and artifacts on display that Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass and his team unearthed in a vast necropolis, in Saqqara. (Photo|AP) By Associated Press
CAIRO: Egypt’s former antiquities minister and noted archaeologist Zahi Hawass on Sunday revealed details of an ancient funerary temple in a vast necropolis south of Cairo.
Hawass told reporters at the Saqqara necropolis that archaeologists unearthed the temple of Queen Neit, wife of King Teti, the first king of the Sixth Dynasty that ruled Egypt from 2323 B.C. till 2150 B.C.
New Kingdom Sarcophagi Unearthed at Saqqara
CAIRO, EGYPT According to a report in
The Guardian, more than 50 wooden coffins have been discovered in more than 20 burial shafts in the Saqqara necropolis by a team of researchers led by archaeologist Zahi Hawass. Many of the brightly painted coffins have been dated to the New Kingdom period, from 1550 to 1070 B.C. Games, statues, and masks dated to the New Kingdom period were also recovered at the site. These are the first artifacts from the New Kingdom period to be unearthed in Saqqara, Hawass explained. The team members also uncovered the funerary temple of Queen Neit near the 4,200-year-old pyramid of her husband, the Old Kingdom pharaoh Teti, who ruled during the Sixth Dynasty from about 2323 to 2291 B.C., in addition to three warehouses made of bricks. For another recent discovery from Saqqara, go to Mummy Cache, one of ARCHAEOLOGY s Top 10 Discoveries of 2020.
A decade of archaeological work at a site near Egypt's Pyramid of Teti has paid off. Leading Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass on Sunday announced that the temple of Queen Neit—wife of King. Science News Summaries. | Newser
Egypt unveils treasures at ancient site China Daily | Updated: 2021-01-19 10:11 Wooden coffins unearthed at a necropolis near Cairo are displayed at an unveiling of archaeological troves on Sunday. KHALED DESOUKI/AFP
SAQQARA/CAIRO, Egypt－Egypt unveiled on Sunday ancient treasures found at the Saqqara archaeological site south of Cairo, including sarcophagi over 3,000 years old, a discovery that an expert says rewrites history .
Saqqara is a vast necropolis of the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis, a UNESCO World Heritage Site home to more than a dozen pyramids, ancient monasteries and animal burial sites.
The discovery introduces the name Queen Neit in ancient Egyptian history, as her husband King Teti was known before the discovery to have had only two wives: Iput I and Khuit II. Teti was the first pharaoh of the Sixth Dynasty, which ruled Egypt from 2323 BC till 2150 BC.