Ancient Egyptian statesman's tomb opened by Spanish historians for first time in 4,000 years
Thursday, June 12, 2014 @ 5:20 PM
A TEAM of Spanish archaeologists have discovered a tomb belonging to the enigmatic 11th Dynasty in Luxor, Egypt.
Dating back to between 2150 and 1990 BC, the necropolis was discovered in the Dra Abu al-Naga area just outside the ancient city in the south of the country whilst historians from Spain were digging in three known common graves, near that of the high dignatory Djehuty, who led the Egyptian Court over 3,500 years ago.
Head of the mission, José Manuel Galán, said the period between the 11th and 17th Dynasties is a crucial era in the history of what used to be known as Thebes and is now Luxor: the time when the city became the capital of the recently-united kingdom of High Egypt (in the south) and Lower Egypt (in the north).
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