19. Dyn. tomb found in Saqqara
Posted: March 3rd, 2009
During routine excavations at northwest Saqqara, an archaeological mission from Japan’s Waseda University discovered a previously unknown tomb dating to the 19th Dynasty. It lies near the tomb of Khaemwaset, a son of Ramesses II. The mission unearthed a limestone sarcophagus belonging to a noblewoman named Isisnofret, along with three human bodies and several fragmentary funerary objects.
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