Archaeologists Discover New Tombs In Egypt; The Mummy Seems to Return

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The Archaeologists don't seem to settle for anything less than what they deserve. This was once again proved when they announced the discovery of a 2m high burial chamber in the north of West Aswan cemetery of Qubbet-el-Hawa.

According to the University of Birmingham, a two meter wall that was discovered indicate to be an architectural wall surrounding of the discovered tombs. More so, it was assumed to belong to the tombs of the upper first chamber.

The discovered tombs were assumed to belong to the two governors of the Elephantine Island of the Old Kingdom,Heqaib and Harkhuf. The discovery of the forgotten chamber happened when the scientists continued digging the chambers to find a forgotten Pharaoh.

They have even found the tomb to be quite promising and believed to include a Pharaoh inside it. Also, the team of archaeologists, will be excavating further in April, 2017.

The scientists believed the forgotten Pharaoh might be hidden behind a tomb that would be surrounded by a wall which would be over 4200 years old. Interestingly, the archeologists, discovering the Pharaoh also claimed to have several compelling evidence of the tombs.

As per Mail Online, Dr. Martin Bommas, director or QHRP, of University of Birmingham, "Owing to the landscape of Qubbet el-Hawa, the support wall helped to secure the hillside, and thus lower lying tombs, which were accessible by a causeway leading to a second terrace."

Carl Graves, a PHD student of University of Birmingham, further added that the latest discoveries have really impacted their understanding of the surrounding area belonging to the First Period and the Old Kingdom around 2278-2184 BC.

Now, it is believed that no one yet knows who the tombs belong to. According to Dr. Eman Khalifa, director of the pottery project with QHRP, the wall was covered with pottery shreds which were embedded within the mortar used to build the wall.

The discovery was one of the most successful ones and the scientists expect to discover more tombs within the same cemetary.