Show J rT The tomb of the High Priest Prince r t of Thebes governor of Up Up- Upper Upper rw per Egypt years before n 4 Christ was discovered near E Y Luxor on the t h e Nile after t three years of excavations c 1 I Egyptian government oHi- oHi officials X r announced the find li t buried feet under sand sandS S J 44 E and rock within f t a stones l throw of the temple of c Queen his his- history's r rs torys tory's first great woman ruler Pictured at the left is the huge statue of s b f Queen She a f B k was queen of Egypt Eg pt nearly near i years ago and personally per per- personally personally led I e d expeditions that spread Egypt's trade M hr j X T and culture over the Mid Mid- Middle Middle cri dle die East helde held e the title of 3 priestly Primacy of Egypt c. c y r 1 i L and was one of the wealth wealth- wealthiest wealthiest ry 1 i iest lest of all Egyptian priests His burial temple discovered discovered ered in almost perfect con con- condition condition reflects the I f. f pomp t and d pageantry a can of the Egyptian Egyptian y p- p pw w tian kingdom of that pe pe- x Pr n Tom o n r r rr M Ya YaA t A tJ J 0 The Th e amazing picture at the right is the burial ti palace as it looks today today today- excavated to t the h e first roh w fir w level Openings on the right and left lead down downto r. r t s to burial chambers where j members of the het family were found i Note how 2700 2 years ears of y sand and a n d gravel gravel have n r built up over the tomb k 4 This discovery was made made 1 y near the famous Valley J of the Kings where 60 t i Egyptian Pharaohs were 5 S buried midst splendor the 4 A J world has never equaled q Workmen below carry carry out outa i a a coffin a year old old D r mummy which was found S W in in a remarkable state of j Great r F preservation ex ex- expense expense ad t tf f S pense and labor went into f t the tombs of high-born high Egyptians of ancient a n c i e n t K times i t l vr-iV vr v vt i l l m WG 4 S 5 S 5 k T i 1 A I SoS T n tw y f Archaeologists are aro still searching in in the Valley of Kings for the tombs of 10 A undiscovered kings of the s dynasty d nest buried there therein T D in B. B C. C And Egyptian government officials are arel l still searching for the most I it fr fabulous of all the tomb f s 7 of Cleopatra According to 4 k legends and the history of I s r A Egypt treasure worth w o 0 r t h t is is believed to have been buried with her At left is is the picture of a al at t l mummy after 30 centuries 5 of mummification The Thes p 1 v s mummy is is a priest and is isa lf in a remarkable re state of off f r preservation Modern sel- sel science selI I y ti t t ence with all its resources Dry x w as has been unable to discover t c x 4 y the secret used by the tho Egyptians to preserve the bodies of nobles and priests Even the features of the mummy con c n be dis distinguished ti in this case l |