{"id":576827,"date":"2010-05-24T16:53:45","date_gmt":"2010-05-24T20:53:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sevensidedcube.net\/?p=12812"},"modified":"2010-05-24T16:53:45","modified_gmt":"2010-05-24T20:53:45","slug":"egypt-hides-more-ancient-tombs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/576827","title":{"rendered":"Egypt hides more ancient tombs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sevensidedcube.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/4300716412_fffefbb97f_m.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"153\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-12813\" \/>Another discovery gives archaeologists clues to Egypt\u2019s glorious and religious past.  <\/p>\n<p>South of Cairo in Lahoun, Faoum, 57 ancient Egyptian tombs were found, reveals Egypt\u2019s Supreme Council of Antiquities. Fifty-three stone tombs were excavated last year.  Some of the oldest tombs originated from the first and second dynasties in Egypt, around 2750 B.C., whereas others came from the 18th dynasty. Decorative markings of ancient deities called Horus, Hathor, Khnum, and Amun were found in 31 tombs dating back 030-1840 B.C. One of the oldest tombs remains intact with what is called a wooden sarcophagus  &#8211; an elaborately decorated coffin \u2013 and inside  is a preserved mummy wrapped in linen cloth and adorned with religious inscriptions. These texts found in the Book of the Dead, it is believed, make the dead pass through the underworld. Distinguished people, like the pharaohs, are usually mummified. <\/p>\n<p>Contributing archaeologists are Zahi Hawass and Abdel Rahman El-Ayadi, archaeological mission head. <\/p>\n<p>Related posts:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href='http:\/\/www.sevensidedcube.net\/world\/2010\/noah%e2%80%99s-ark-found-evidence-and-facts\/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Noah\u2019s Ark Found &#8211; Evidence and Facts'>Noah\u2019s Ark Found &#8211; Evidence and Facts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href='http:\/\/www.sevensidedcube.net\/world\/2010\/police-chief%e2%80%99s-dead-body-found-in-north-mexico\/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Police Chief\u2019s dead body found in North Mexico'>Police Chief\u2019s dead body found in North Mexico<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href='http:\/\/www.sevensidedcube.net\/world\/2010\/george-whitefield-a-forgotten-founder-in-america\/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: George Whitefield, a Forgotten Founder in America'>George Whitefield, a Forgotten Founder in America<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/sevensidedcube\/OXLF\/~4\/5F8Zo3OdD5o\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another discovery gives archaeologists clues to Egypt\u2019s glorious and religious past. South of Cairo in Lahoun, Faoum, 57 ancient Egyptian tombs were found, reveals Egypt\u2019s Supreme Council of Antiquities. Fifty-three stone tombs were excavated last year. Some of the oldest tombs originated from the first and second dynasties in Egypt, around 2750 B.C., whereas others [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-576827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/576827","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=576827"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/576827\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=576827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=576827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=576827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}