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Spanish archaeologists find 4,400-year-old tomb in Egypt with original colours intact
Euronews.com • • world
Key Points:
- A Spanish-Egyptian archaeological team, led by Josep Cervelló, discovered a well-preserved tomb from Egypt's late Fifth Dynasty (2494-2345 BC) in the Saqqara necropolis, southwest of Cairo.
- The mastaba, commissioned by senior official Yunmen and his father Iti, features two funerary chapels with high-quality architraves, funerary texts, and colorful scenes depicting agricultural activities and offerings.
- The tomb's decoration includes detailed reliefs of animals and processions, providing valuable insights into the art, architecture, and administrative life of ancient Egypt during Pharaoh Djedkare Isesi’s reign.
- The discovery highlights Yunmen's social rise and his desire to share his burial site with his father, reflecting the social dynamics of the period.
- Excavations aim to reconstruct Saqqara's topography and understand the necropolis as a living space, with plans to explore additional nearby mastabas identified through recent surveys.
