These type of 'discoveries' are always released ahead of the new tourist season in Egypt. Also, the tomb was empty:
But "the tomb turned out to be completely empty", said Dr Litherland. "Not because it was robbed but because it had been deliberately emptied."
They then worked out that the tomb had been flooded - "it had been built underneath a waterfall" - just a few years after the king's burial and the contents moved to another location in ancient times.
It was through sifting through tonnes of limestone in the chamber that they found fragments of alabaster jars, which bore the inscriptions of the names of Thutmose II and Hatshepsut.
These type of 'discoveries' are always released ahead of the new tourist season in Egypt. Also, the tomb was empty:
Was Geraldo Rivera in charge of the excavation?
May as well be.
2000+ years of humanity exploring, ransacking and pillaging and they still have secrets we're uncovering to this day, incredible.
Ground penetrating radar is incredible for discoveries. Makes it so much easier to find stuff without having to dynamite everything in an area.
If we're STILL uncovering stuff on the surface, imagine what we could discover in the oceans with better submersible drones.
Someone's grandmother
Nice, but has it been determined if they where kangz yet?
It's a shame egypt is inhabited by grifters. It's got so much to offer but we're held back from really studying the area.
Interesting, I'm gonna repost to c/news, thanks!
He had a big afro. dis be raycis