Archaeologists in Egypt are hopeful to find a mummy while excavating a burial chamber in Luxor, but instead, they discovered a large wreath.
This 3,000-year-old wreath
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| The tomb discovered by chance (Photo: BBC) |
is the first of its kind ever found. It was located in the last of seven coffins in which archaeologists hoped to find the mummy of a queen or the mother of Tutankhamun.
Nadia Lokma, director of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, stated that this discovery is even better than finding a mummy.
“This wreath is truly rare; we have never had anything like it in the museum. We have seen it in paintings, but this is the first time we have seen it in person. It is amazing,” Nadia Lokma said.
Experts indicate that ancient Egyptian royalty often wore wreaths adorned with strands of gold on their shoulders, both in life and in death.
This is the 63rd tomb discovered since the valley was first mapped in the 18th century and is only 5 meters away from the tomb of Tutankhamun. The discovery of this tomb has overturned the conventional belief that no more tombs remain to be found in the Valley of the Kings.
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