Rumours
has it that the minister of antiquities will announce this morning a discovery
of a new tomb but the truth is; it is actually a previously known tomb that is
now rediscovered.
Do
you remember Spring 1995 when Dr. Kent Weeks was working on documenting the
Theban tombs as a part of Theban Mapping Project.
Dr.
Weeks was in KV5 which was known before as a small undecorated room but when
Dr. Weeks noticed a small inscription, he decided to start working on clearing
the debris and rediscovered the tomb as one of the largest tombs with more than
120 rooms and corridors cleaned so far.
Similar
story here, the tomb which is supposed to be announced by the minister is tomb
(-157-) in Dra Abu El-Naga.
The
tomb is located to the south of Tomb TT255 of Roy and it has a typical T-shape.
A wide room then a corridor ends with a niche.
The
Egyptian team of the ministry of antiquities has been working recently in the
tomb which belong to a New Kingdom official called "Userhat" has
discovered a large number of ushabtis, pottery and a number of wooden coffins
as well as remains of a stelae and human remains.
More
details and exclusive footage will be posted later.
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