What Egyptian tombs are still undiscovered?
What Egyptian tombs are still undiscovered? Yet many questions remain. Although the efforts of Belzoni, Loret, Davis, Carter and others helped reveal the tombs of most of the New Kingdom pharaohs, several remain unaccounted for – including those of Ahmose I, Amenhotep I, Tuthmose II and Ramesses VIII.
Why are there no pharaohs in Egypt today?
The spread of Christianity throughout the empire in the 4th century, and the transformation of Egypt's capital Alexandria into a major Christian center, decisively ended the tradition, due to the new religion being incompatible with the traditional implications of being pharaoh.
What tombs are still lost?
- Alexander the Great. (Image credit: Public domain via Wikimedia Commons) ...
- Genghis Khan. (Image credit: Francesco Vaninetti Photo via Getty Images) ...
- Cleopatra and Mark Antony. ...
- Attila the Hun. ...
- Khufu. ...
- Amenhotep I. ...
- Thutmose II. ...
- Nefertiti.
How much of Egypt is still undiscovered?
Contrary to common belief, most sites in ancient Egypt have not yet been discovered. In fact, less than one percent have been excavated.
What is the oldest Egyptian remains found?
The nearly 4,300-year-old mummy was found in a shaft 15 metres below the ground in the middle of an excavation path near the famous Saqqara pyramid. The mummy was a man named Hekashepes, whose remains lay in a sealed limestone sarcophagus.
What is the most famous tomb ever found?
Tutankhamun's tomb was discovered in 1922 by excavators led by Howard Carter. As a result of the quantity and spectacular appearance of the burial goods, the tomb attracted a media frenzy and became the most famous find in the history of Egyptology.
What was discovered in Egypt recently 2023?
Archaeologists have discovered a mummy wrapped in gold—here's what it tells us about ancient Egyptian beliefs. In January 2023, a group of archaeologists excavating tombs in the ancient necropolis of Saqqara, near Cairo, discovered the mummified remains of a man named Hekashepes, who lived circa 2300BC.
Has Nefertiti been found?
Nefertiti was the principal wife of Akhenaten and stepmother of Tutankhamun. Her burial tomb has never been found and archeologists across the world, who are interested in ancient Egyptian civilization, have long been interested in finding it.