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More about the MK burial in Luxor

Inside the burial shaft—a recess crudely carved from bedrock—experts found a closed wooden coffin inscribed with the name "Iker". Near the coffin they also found five arrows made of reeds, three of them still feathered. A team of Spanish archaeologists made the surprise find during routine excavations in a courtyard of the tomb of Djehuty, a high-ranking official under Queen Hatshepsut whose burial site was built on top of graves dating to the Middle Kingdom, 2055 to 1650 B.C.

Here's another report about

and another one, with a new

here's a link to the dig

here's a link to the dig diary with lots of photos:

http://www.excavacionegipto.com/diario/2008/diario08.jsp.html

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