More about the MK burial in Luxor
Posted: February 16th, 2008
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
Here's another report about it all:
http://www.thecheers.org/news/World-news/news_11972_Newly-discovered-Egy...
and another one, with a new
and another one, with a new photo:
http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_15166.shtml
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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