Archaeologists Find 3500-Year-Old Tomb With Eight Mummies in Egypt

Archaeologists in Egypt has made a major discovery close to the city of Luxor in south of the country, unearthing an ancient Egyptian tomb full of sarcophagi, mummies and other artefacts.

According to Egypt’s Antiquities Ministry, the group of Egyptian archaeologists made the discovery in the Draa Abul Nagaa necropolis, which is very close to the famous ‘Valley of the Kings’ which is home to several famous tombs.

The archaeologists said that the tomb is from the 18th Dynasty, and belonged to a man named Userhat, that had lived in the city and worked as a judge.

One of the biggest discoveries they made inside the tomb included ten coffins and eight mummies.

Along with the discovery of the coffins and the mummies, the team of archaeologists also found more than 1000 small, hand-carved figurines.

These figurines are called ‘Ushabti’ and were placed in the tombs with the purpose of ‘helping’ the deceased with certain responsibilities in the afterlife.

The archaeologists said that the discovery of these figurines was very important.

The excavation of the tomb is still ongoing, and archaeologists are still unearthing new discoveries There is also another room in the tomb that they have yet to fully excavate.

The team lead for the archaeologists said that it very possible that they might discover more mummies as they continue their excavation.