Thursday, February 09, 2006
KV63 or a New Neighbor for King Tut
As part of my ongoing blog goal of keeping my few readers abreast of archaeological discoveries of import (even if they aren't interested, it's at least good for a cocktail party conversation) I wish to let you know that a new intact tomb has been found in Egypt's Valley of the Kings.
It does not have all the "beautiful things" that were in the near by tomb of King Tut (the only other intact/nonlooted and last tomb found in the Valley of the Kings) but it is of major importance archaeologically because it is intact. In fact it being a non royal tomb even makes it more interesting because it would then provide information on the burial practices for a different social group.
It does not have all the "beautiful things" that were in the near by tomb of King Tut (the only other intact/nonlooted and last tomb found in the Valley of the Kings) but it is of major importance archaeologically because it is intact. In fact it being a non royal tomb even makes it more interesting because it would then provide information on the burial practices for a different social group.
