Ancient Necropolis Is Found In Egypt
Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2004 2:14 am
Below is an article from an archaeology site I visit. The significance of these tombs is first of all their time period: 2400bce-2100bce. The importance of these times are related to the design & building of the pyramids and the Orion Theory. It will be interesting to watch as these tombs are excavated, not only to see what is in them, but to also see what messages were left behind on the walls by ancient scribes, and if any of these writings can support or nullify the theories set forth by modern scientists.
Ancient Necropolis Is Found in Egypt
By Associated Press
April 19, 2003, 11:29 AM EDT
CAIRO, Egypt -- French archaeologists unearthed a necropolis filled with rock-hewn tombs that are more than 4,000 years old, Egypt\'s Supreme Council of Antiquities said Saturday.
Culture Minister Farouk Hosni said the necropolis near the pyramids of Saqqara, about 15 miles south of Cairo, contained tombs from ancient Egypt\'s Old Kingdom, which lasted from 2400 BC-2100 BC.
The writings on one tomb identified it as belonging to Hau-Nefer, a priest who served in the mortuary temple of King Pepi I, Hosni said.
Egypt\'s chief of antiquities, Zahi Hawass, said Hau-Nefer\'s tomb was decorated with colored scenes featuring the tomb\'s owner in different poses with preferred deities and family. One well-preserved, colored limestone relief showed the priest with his wife, Khuti, and their 13 children, he said.
Hawass said the French team from the Institut Francais d\'Archeologie Orientale also found 12 complete limestone statues of another priest, named Khnum-Hotep, in seated and standing positions.
Copyright © 2003, The Associated Press
Ancient Necropolis Is Found in Egypt
By Associated Press
April 19, 2003, 11:29 AM EDT
CAIRO, Egypt -- French archaeologists unearthed a necropolis filled with rock-hewn tombs that are more than 4,000 years old, Egypt\'s Supreme Council of Antiquities said Saturday.
Culture Minister Farouk Hosni said the necropolis near the pyramids of Saqqara, about 15 miles south of Cairo, contained tombs from ancient Egypt\'s Old Kingdom, which lasted from 2400 BC-2100 BC.
The writings on one tomb identified it as belonging to Hau-Nefer, a priest who served in the mortuary temple of King Pepi I, Hosni said.
Egypt\'s chief of antiquities, Zahi Hawass, said Hau-Nefer\'s tomb was decorated with colored scenes featuring the tomb\'s owner in different poses with preferred deities and family. One well-preserved, colored limestone relief showed the priest with his wife, Khuti, and their 13 children, he said.
Hawass said the French team from the Institut Francais d\'Archeologie Orientale also found 12 complete limestone statues of another priest, named Khnum-Hotep, in seated and standing positions.
Copyright © 2003, The Associated Press
