Archaeologists common American and Egyptian expedition Egyptian officials announced on Friday that a 4,000-year-old Middle Kingdom (BC 1938-BC 1630) tomb and several intact burials were unearthed near Luxor.

Along with 11 sealed funerals, archaeologists Also found were jewellery, necklaces, bracelets, armlets, two copper mirrors with ivory handles, and scarab rings and girdles made of agate, garnet, faience and feldspar.

South Assassive Conservation Project director Dr. Elena Pischikova wrote, “One of the mirrors was found with a lotiform handle, while the second displays a rather rare design of a four-faced Hathor, presenting her as a woman with harsh features.” He said in a statement that he was leading the excavation.

One of the necklaces found in a man’s grave was made of amethyst and agate beads surrounding a hippo head amulet.

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Jewelry found in the grave during the excavation. (South Asif Conservation Project)

The group also described the green-blue glazed faience fertility figurine as a “significant find.”

“It is well modeled and decorated with various jewels and diamond markings on the legs and torso,” Pischikova said. he said. “Her cropped hair is dyed black. Her head has holes arranged in three sections. These holes were designed for the addition of ‘hair’. Approximately 4,000 mud beads found next to the figurine constituted her original hair.”

The tomb’s wooden coffins and the thin sheets they contained were mostly destroyed by what researchers believe were ancient floods.

The coffins contained the skeletons of five women, two men and three children.

The tomb, located in the South Asasif necropolis next to the Hatshepsut Temple on the West Bank of the Nile River in Luxor, probably belonged to a family, researchers said.

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Fertility figures found inside the tomb. (South Asif Conservation Project)

According to the South Asian Conservation Project, the tomb is the first Middle Kingdom tomb discovered in the region.

“The discovery of the first Middle Kingdom tomb in the South Asasif necropolis changes its history and places South Asasif within the expanding Theban Middle Kingdom necropolis,” Pischikova said. he said.

He added: “This important discovery contributes to our understanding of the burial practices and rituals of the Theban necropolis in the Middle Kingdom, as well as providing a fine collection of well-preserved, exquisitely crafted jewelery from the site.”

A votive tray found inside the tomb. (South Asif Conservation Project)

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Hundreds of tombs have been unearthed in Luxor in southern Egypt over the years; Among these is its most famous resident, the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamen, who reigned from 1332 to 1323 BC.

his grave discovered in 1922.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.