Video Archaeologists Discover Pharaoh's Tomb in Egypt
Dr. Joseph Wegner, a curator at the Pennsylvania Museum in Philadelphia, recently made a groundbreaking discovery: the tomb of an unknown pharaoh that is 3,600 years old. (Credit: Joseph Wegner for the Pennsylvania Museum)
Archaeologists who discovered a false door during excavations were shocked to learn that it led to the tomb of an Egyptian ruler.
Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced the discovery in a recent Facebook post in April.
The tomb was found at an archaeological site in Saqqara, located in the Giza Governorate of Egypt.
This tomb belonged to a prince named “Userafre” or “Waser Ef Ra”, who was the son of King Userkaf.
Userkaf became the founder of the Fifth Dynasty, which ruled from the early 25th century BC to the mid-24th century BC.
An ancient Egyptian tomb was hidden behind a “massive false door,” pictured left, made of pink granite. (Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities via Facebook)
Egyptian officials said the tomb was disguised by a “massive false door” made of pink granite.
The door is approximately 14 feet high and about 3.7 feet wide.
Officials noted that this is the first time a door of this type has been discovered.
The tomb was hidden by a “huge false door.”
According to a Facebook post, the door was “decorated with hieroglyphs containing the prince's name and titles.”
It introduces him as “crown prince, governor of the region of Buto and Neheb, royal scribe, minister, judge and priest.”
Archaeologists also found statues of King Djoser, his wife and 10 daughters, as well as a red granite table with a list of burial gifts in the tomb.
The recent finds were made at an archaeological site in Saqqara, Giza Governorate, Egypt. (Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities via Facebook)
A large black granite statue and another entrance to the tomb, also made of pink granite, were also discovered.
“A discovery believed to be the first of its kind in the Saqqara area was made north of the lintel: a group of 13 pink granite statues seated on a high-backed bench,” the Facebook post, translated from Arabic to English, said.
“There are also statue heads located higher than the other statues and representing the tomb owner's wife, seated in the middle, as well as two headless statues on the left, in front of which another inverted statue of black granite, about 1.35 meters high, was found.”
Archaeologists discover hieroglyphs dating back to 2400 BC (Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities via Facebook)
Egypt's Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Sherif Fathy expressed his delight at the discovery, noting that it contributes to “uncovering new secrets of this important historical stage in the history of ancient Egyptian civilization.”
The latest discovery is one of many ancient Egyptian finds made this year.
Archaeologists also discovered a black stone statue at the Egyptian site.
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