Ancient Egyptian funerary equipment workshops have been revealed at Luxor’s Valley of the Monkeys by a team of Egyptian archaeologists headed by Dr. Zahi Hawass.
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At first, Egypt’s Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Mostafa Waziri said that the Egyptian expedition, which has been active in the Valley of the Monkeys since December 2017, has succeeded to uncover a hitherto unknown industrial area.
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Secondly, the team has brought to light 30 workshops in the shape of “houses” for the storage and cleaning of funerary furniture. Pottery from the site allows dating them to Dynasty 18. The team also explored a tomb known as KV 65 where they located tools associated with tomb-building.
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In particular, Dr. Hawass said that work is currently underway to search for the tomb of Queen Nefertiti and the tomb of her daughter (and King Tutankhamun’s wife) Queen Ankhesenamun. Moreover, he explained that the area located between the tombs of Pharaohs Amenhotep III and Ay contains the tombs of the Amarna family. He also noted that the mission is working to unearth the tombs of King Amenhotep I and King Tuthmose II and Ramses VIII.
He finally specified that the mission has worked next to the tombs of King Ramses VII, Queen Hatshepsut and King Ramses III and behind King Merneptah’s tomb. Excavating next to the tomb of King Tutankhamun the team has found many important artifacts set to be announced during the press conference. In that area, the team has recorded forty-two small labor huts where royal tomb builders were placing their tools, alongside hieroglyphic inscriptions, as well as parts of inscribed tombs and rings dating from the Ramesside period.
Source: Egypt. Ministry of Antiquities [October 11, 2019]
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