Hidden for 2,000 years, this Egyptian tomb held 560 ushabti figurines meant to serve the dead in the afterlife
- PC: ArabnewsFor thousands of years, the burial chambers beneath Egypt's Nile Delta remained closed, preserving more than just human remains.
- Every object placed beside the dead reflected ideas about protection, status and the journey into the afterlife.
- That quiet record has grown richer following fresh excavations at Tell Quesna, where archaeologists uncovered a funerary complex containing hundreds of carefully arranged burial objects, including an extraordinary collection of 560 tiny ushabti figurines.
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- PC: ArabnewsFor thousands of years, the burial chambers beneath Egypt's Nile Delta remained closed, preserving more than just human remains.
- Every object placed beside the dead reflected ideas about protection, status and the journey into the afterlife.
- That quiet record has grown richer following fresh excavations at Tell Quesna, where archaeologists uncovered a funerary complex containing hundreds of carefully arranged burial objects, including an extraordinary collection of 560 tiny ushabti figurines.
Sources: Times of India