In Photos: Ancient Tomb Full of Mummies Discovered in Luxor

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Luxor tomb

A 3,500 - year - sometime grave that was in the beginning build for a goldworker name Amenemhat and his wife has been discovered at the graveyard of Dra ' Abu el - Naga in Luxor , Egypt , officials from Egypt ’s ancientness ministry announced . The grave was reused during the 11th and tenth 100 B.C. , officials say .

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Here , the remains of three mummies and a wooden coffin that were regain inside the tomb . It ’s not readable at present whether any of the mummies belong to the Oliver Goldsmith , Amenemhat , or his wife , or who the coffin go through in this picture belongs to .

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Numerous pinched remains were found in the goldsmith ’s grave . It ’s not certain at present who on the nose these remains belong to . While the tomb was in the first place construct 3,500 years ago for Amenemhat and his wife , it was reuse around 3,000 years ago , officials said .

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Small statue , including the one shown here , were also find in the tomb of Amenemhat and his married woman . The statue may depict the couple .

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Here , another little statue found in the grave . Although badly damaged , some of the hieroglyphic committal to writing can still be see . The writing found on this statue , and on other remains in the grave , tell apart Egyptologists that the grave was originally establish for the goldsmith Amenemhat and his wife .

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Multiple coffin were found inside the grave , including this one . The remains of colourful decorations and hieroglyphic writing can be seen on this coffin .

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The stiff of wooden coffins , a mummy mask and pottery were feel inside the goldsmith ’s grave .

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Here , some of the artifact found inside the goldsmith ’s grave . The corpse of what look to be mummy masks , coffins and statue can also be check .

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A ladder was used to accede and exit the 3,500 - year - old tomb of the goldworker Amenemhat and his wife in Luxor , Egypt .

ancient tomb of goldsmith and wife discovered in Luxor, Egypt.

Here, the remains of three mummies and a wooden coffin that were found inside the tomb.

Numerous skeletal remains were found in the goldsmith’s tomb.

Small statues, including the one shown here, were also found in the tomb of Amenemhat and his wife.

Here, another small statue found in the tomb.

Multiple coffins were found inside the tomb, including this one.

The remains of wooden coffins, a mummy mask and pottery were found inside the goldsmith’s tomb.

Here, some of the artifacts found inside the goldsmith’s tomb. The remains of what appear to be mummy masks, coffins and statues can also be seen.

A ladder was used to enter and exit the 3,500-year-old tomb of the goldsmith Amenemhat and his wife in Luxor, Egypt.

A hallway made of stone blocks in an excavated tomb

a picture of pottery shards with markings on them

a photo of an excavated tomb with a skeleton in the middle

a series of Egyptian jewelry and figurines

an aerial view of an excavated settlement with labelled regions

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