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An ancient tomb belonging to Amenhotep, guard of the temple of Egyptian deity Amun, has been discovered in the southern city of Luxor, the Egypt's antiquities ministry said on Tuesday.
The ministry said the tomb probably dates to the New Kingdom's 18th Dynasty (1543–1292 BC). Photographs distributed by the ministry show a tomb with bright green and brown paintings with hieroglyphics. "The tomb contains many stunning scenes with bright colours painted on plaster," Antiquities Minister Mamdouh Eldamaty said in a statement. “Figures of the solar god Amun inside the tomb were intentionally erased and demolished by the followers of the heretic Pharaoh Akhenaten (1353B.C–1336B.C), who was the first recorded monotheist on earth,” said Sultan Eid, Director of Upper Egypt Antiquities Department [Credit: Luxor magazine] "Many of scenes represent the tomb owner and his wife in front of an offering table and a view of a goddess nursing a royal child as well as scenes of the daily life," he added. The tomb was discovered by a team of American archaeologists alongside an Egyptian inspectors' team in the city of Luxor, 700 kilometres (435 miles) south of Cairo.
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originally posted by: Spider879
Oh Btw ATS Lost Civs crew, the link Archaeology News Network should most definitely be booked marked it is chocked full of new finds and info from every continent I could easily start a dozen threads from it, but I won't you guys go crazy ..
originally posted by: St Udio
amazing how the tomb ceiling was plastered then painted...apparently in a closed/dark space... hmmm
An Egyptian administrative court on Feb. 18 upheld the Ministry of Religious Endowments’ decision issued in September 2013 to close down neighborhood places of worship of less than 80 square meters (861 square feet), a move intended to protect young people from the militancy and extremism that can prevail in such places, which lack the legal standing to hold Friday prayers. www.al-monitor.com...#
originally posted by: Xeven
a reply to: Spider879 Just a matter of time before some "radical" Islam wackos take over Egypt and destroy all the evidence that proves humans have always had make believe gods.
originally posted by: AdmireTheDistance
originally posted by: St Udio
amazing how the tomb ceiling was plastered then painted...apparently in a closed/dark space... hmmm
If it were done in a closed, dark space, that would be rather impressive. But even in those times, they had a reliable method of illuminating dark spaces. Perhaps you've heard of it?
originally posted by: the2ofusr1
a reply to: AdmireTheDistance
Do you know if there is any truth to the arc-lamp light house in Alexandria ? We do know about the Baghdad battery or what is called a battery . I am sure it wasn't created to power a radio ,but maybe possibly a bulb ?? Another source for light may have been gas of some sorts . I am thinking about the first gas lamps for cars before they used electrical .