Most Amazing Recent Discoveries From Ancient Egypt

From a valley full of golden mummies to a lost pharaoh found, here are ten amazing recent discoveries from ancient Egypt. Follow us on instagram! https://www.instagram.com/katrinaexplained/ Subscribe For New Videos! http://goo.gl/UIzLeB Check out these videos you might like: Unbelievable Animals SAVING Other Animals! 🐯https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxehUWvMr38 LARGEST Animals Ever Discovered! 🐙https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Yj7F_tPYsU Wild Animals That SAVED Human Lives! 🐻https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mllqeVSsIl0 10. Valley Of The Golden Mummies Just south of Cairo there is an archaeological site known as Bawit. In 1994, it earned its stripes as one of the most astonishing archeological landmarks in Egyptian history. Researchers discovered a two-square-mile necropolis that is home to a large number of tombs. 9. Communal Tombs For Priests In the Tuna El-Gabal site of Minya, archaeologists recently discovered one of the first Egyptian archaeological discoveries of 2020; a communal tomb that was intended for high priests, the head of the religious caste in ancient Egypt. This necropolis is called “Khumun”,and it was dedicated to the god Djehuty, or Thoth, who represented knowledge, magic, writing, and the moon for ancient Egyptians. 8. Hatshepsut’s Mummy The Valley of the Kings is where archaeologist Howard Carter discovered King Tut’s tomb in 1920. But before that, in 1903, he had found a tomb and opened it. Inside were mummified geese and partially disturbed remains of two women laying side by side. The tomb was not royal so the mummies were put away and stored for many years. 7. Temple of Bastet Cats are some of the most beloved creatures on earth. But as much as you love cats, it’s a safe bet that Egyptians loved them even more. Archaeologists recently discovered a temple devoted entirely to the cat deity Bastet in the Kom el-Dekkah region of Alexandria. It is a remnant of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt which ruled in the area 305 to 30 BC until Octavian defeated Cleopatra, the last member of the Ptolemaic dynasty. 6. Valley of the Kings The Valley of the Kings is one of the most famous cemeteries in all of Egypt, containing King Tut’s coffin and a number of other members of ancient royalty. In 2019, the Valley of the Kings became even more interesting; archeologists uncovered the mummified remains of two women next to the resting place of Hatshepsut, the formidable pharaoh. 5. Black Sarcophagus There’s yet another recent Alexandrian discovery that had the archaeological world rubbing its hands together in anticipation. In 2018, archeologists in the Sidi Gaber area of Alexandria discovered a granite sarcophagus that is entirely black. 4. World’s Oldest Cheese Cheese lovers of the world, unite! Cheese is one thing that can bring us all together. And if you’re of an adventurous nature, maybe you’d be interested in trying some aged cheese. But this cheese is probably a little too aged for even your liking. This 3,200 year old wheel of cheese was found in mayor Ptahmes’ tomb, but in 2018 it was discovered that it is full of bacteria that can cause the potentially fatal disease brucellosis, caused by unpasteurised dairy. 3. Tomb of Khuwy In Saqqara, Egypt, archaeologists recently discovered the mummy of Khuwy, a highly decorated official under the reign of pharaoh Djedkar Isesi. This means that Khuwy’s remains are 4,400 years old. But it appears that time has not done a great deal of damage. (However, there was another tomb found nearby which had been ransacked long ago, making this tomb a lucky find for archaeologists.) 2. Cachette Of The Priests Archaeologists were rightly stunned by what they found at ‘El-Assasif’, an ancient necropolis near Luxor, Egypt. They found the mummified remains of 30 people locked inside of tightly closed coffins, estimated to be around 3,000 years old. It was denominated a “Cachette”, which means a place where things were hidden away. The coffins were arranged in two layers. 1. Pyramid Mystery Recently, archaeologists discovered something strange beside a 4,600 year old pyramid; the ancient remains of a 13 year old girl in a squatting position inside of her otherwise empty tomb. No one knows when she was buried, but they found out about her age by looking at her skeleton. #mysterious #amazing #recent #discoveries #egypt #archaeology #pyramids #findings #originsexplained #top10