Pictures: The discovery of a new archaeological tomb in Luxor, Egypt

2026/07/13 5:50:37 AM

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Pictures: The discovery of a new archaeological tomb in Luxor, Egypt

The Dutch archaeological mission working in the Theban cemetery, headed by Dr. Karina van den Hoven from Leiden University, for A new archaeological cemetery in the lower Sheikh Abdul Qurna area in Western Bank in the city of EgyptD. Hisham Al-Laithi said that the cemetery is located east of Theban Cemetery No. 45, in an area where the research team has been working since 2018 in cooperation with the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, as part of a project aimed at preventive preservation, risk management, and preparing the first integrated archaeological study of the area.
He pointed out that the study of the inscriptions showed that the cemetery belongs to a person named "Pacer"While the artistic style of the inscriptions suggests that they date back to the Ramesside era, he pointed out that study and documentation work will continue to identify the buried, reconstruct their personal biographies, and understand the historical and archaeological context of the site, which will contribute to shedding more light on the historical and cultural development of the lower Sheikh Abd al-Qurnah area. It is good, including a mud-brick terrace with a gap in the middle dedicated to installing a funerary plaque, and a staircase surrounded by slopes on both sides that leads into the cemetery.

While the cemetery includes a number of scenery bearing the name of its owner. "Pacer"while parts of the colorful murals are still covered with a thin layer of dust.