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Wednesday, 15th April 2009 (1504 views)

Ancient gold jewellery has been discovered by archaeologists in a tomb on the west bank of the Nile.

The tomb in Luxor is thought to have belonged to Djehuty, the state treasurer who served under Queen Hatshepsut.

A total of five gold earrings and two rings have been uncovered in the 3,500-year-old painted burial chamber, the second found in the tomb.

According to the Egyptian Culture and Antiquities Ministry, the chamber was excavated by Spanish archaeologists working in Dra Abu El-Naga.

The Spanish team, led by Dr Jose Galan of the National Research Centre in Madrid, has been working at the site since 2002.

Dr Galan said that the decorated chamber adds to current understanding of religious and funerary beliefs of the mid-15th century BC.

Egyptian archeologists have also unearthed an ancient necropolis comprising 53 tombs in the oasis of Fayoum containing dozens of mummies, many in gold painted wooden coffins.

 

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