Ancient Egyptian tombs discovered in same city as King Tut

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1 year ago

January 16, 2025

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Archaeologists have made a significant discovery in the region of Egypt where King Tutankhamun was discovered, which they say ‘reconstructs history.’

They uncovered 11 wooden coffins, including one for a child, inside rock-cut tombs and burial shafts hundreds of feet below the surface of the city of Luxor.

The wealth of artifacts found during the excavation could reveal clues to the lives of ancient Egyptians 3,600 years ago.

The discoveries, experts said, provide clues to ancient Egyptian,symbols, layout, rituals, and practices in their temples.

The trove of goods included bronze coins with the image of Alexander the Great dating to the Time of Ptolemy I (367-283BC), children’s toys made of clay and funerary masks that covered mummies, winged scarabs, beads and amulets.

Looters are believed to have picked through the tombs over the past centuries but left behind pottery tables used to offer bread, wine, meat and archer’s bows that could link the tomb’s owners to the Egyptian military.

The remains of Queen Hatshepsut’s Valley Temple was also uncovered for the first time.

She was the first woman pharaoh of Egypt, reigning from around 1479 to 1458BC.

Burial Chamber containing multiple adjacent coffins that display some of the 11 burials discovered within the rock-cut tombs

Luxor is famously known for its oldest and most ancient Egyptian sites, along with being home to the Valley of Kings where King Tut was discovered

The Zahi Hawass Foundation for Antiquities & Heritage, an organization that aims to preserve Egypt’s heritage and antiquities announced the discovery Wednesday.

Luxor is famously known for being home to the Valley of Kings where King Tut was discovered. It sits about 340 miles from the Great Pyramids.

This area was once called the ‘Great Necropolis of Millions of Years of Pharaoh,’ as several mummies and massive structures have been discovered there since the 1800s.

Unlike the pyramid that held the remains of King Tut, the newly found burials were carved into rocks that the civilization believed protected the body and soul as they journeyed to the afterlife.

Inside these unique tombs, archaeologists also found burial shafts from the 17th dynasty, the tomb of Djehuti-Mes and part of the Assassif Ptolemaic Necropolis.

Djehuti-Mes was the overseer of an ancient Egyptian queen’s palace.

And a cemetery, known as the Assassif Ptolemaic Necropolis, is a burial site where only high-ranking officials were laid to rest.

War archery bows were also found inside the burial chambers, indicating that those who owned the tombs had military backgrounds.

Head of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiques Mohammad Ismail shows and discusses fragments of stones displaying scenes of rituals during media event inside to announce new discoveries in Queen Hatshepsut’s Valley Temple

Display revealing children’s dolls and toys made from clay (back left corner), bronze coins engraved with imagery of Alexander the Great (front center), and winged scarabs (front center) found within the rock-cut tombs.

Today, the city of Luxor is referred to as the world’s ‘greatest open-air museum,’ and is both a residential city home to approximately 422,407 individuals as well as a major global tourism destination.

Following recent political turmoil in Egypt, officials aim to attract tourists to popular ancient attractions such as the Luxor Temple, the Valley of Kings, and numerous other structures of history.

On November 4, 1922, archaeologists Carter and his team found steps that led to Tutankhamun’s tomb and spent several months sifting through the treasures.

The trove of grave goods included 5,000 items including solid gold funeral shoes, statues, games and strange animals. It took 10 years to clear the tomb out.

The boy king was an Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty and ruled between 1332 BC and 1323 BC.

He was the son of Akhenaten and took to the throne at the age of nine or ten.

When Tut became king, he married his half-sister, Ankhesenpaaten.

He died at around the age of 18 and his cause of death is unknown.

The young king, however, was plagued with health issues due to his parents being brother and sister.

Police bust syndicate behind nude photo blackmail in Lagos

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8 minutes ago

February 6, 2026

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Men of the Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU), Lagos, have apprehended three suspects who allegedly run a cyber blackmail and extortion scheme in the state.

According to the spokesperson of the unit, DSP Ovie Ewhubare, the suspects get a hold of their victims explicit photos and then threaten to release them if a ransom is not paid.

He said that the suspects, two males and a female, were apprehended after a petition was filed by a complainant who reported being repeatedly threatened by unknown individuals demanding money.

“The complainant received several phone calls in which the callers threatened to release her nude photographs to the public if she failed to pay them. Acting out of fear and emotional distress, she transferred money to the suspects.

The situation escalated when the suspects demanded an additional N10 million, prompting her to formally petition the police,” he said

The police imagemaker state dthat upon receipt of the complaint, the Commissioner of Police, PSFU, Mr Kayode Ojapinwa, ordered the immediate deployment of operatives to investigate the matter.

“The investigation led to the arrest of the three suspects. Investigations revealed that one of the suspects gained unlawful access to the complainant’s mobile device and fraudulently transferred her nude photographs to his own device. Further findings indicated that he conspired with the other suspects and other accomplices currently at large to demand and receive money from the complainant in several tranches,” he said

According to him, the suspects are currently in police custody and are expected to be arraigned before a court of competent jurisdiction.

The image maker said that investigations were ongoing to apprehend other fleeing members of the syndicate and to recover all proceeds of the alleged crime.

Catholic Priest Collapses And D!es In Front Of Congregation While Walking To Tabernacle To Return Holy Communion

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4 hours ago

February 6, 2026

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A Catholic priest has tragically passed away after suddenly collapsing in front of the congregation during Sunday mass.

The tragic incident took place last Sunday, February 1 in Wiesmath in the district of Wiener Neustadt, Austria.

Shortly after administering Holy Communion, 59-year-old priest Raimund Beisteiner was about to return the host to the tabernacle when he “suddenly” collapsed, according to a statement from the Archdiocese of Vienna.

“Despite immediate professional assistance, he di£d in the church,” the statement said.

The mayor of Wiesmath, Erich Rasner, had also attended the Mass with many other believers and witnessed the dramatic scenes.

The shock in Wiesmath at the loss of the popular priest is great. Beisteiner had shaped the spiritual life of the parish for almost two decades and was highly regarded far beyond the community.

Rasner praised him as an “extremely conscientious, sensitive priest” and also emphasized the personal loss of a friendship that had grown over many years.

A prayer service was organized at short notice for the late priest. It was attended by numerous priests from the deanery as well as Archbishop Josef Grünwidl.

Nollywood Actress, Angela Okorie Allegedly Re-Arrested Over Alleged Refusal To Pay Lawyer Who Secured Her Bail (Video)

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3 days ago

February 4, 2026

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Angela Okorie, the Nigerian actress, has reportedly been re-arrested over allegations that she refused to pay the lawyer who secured her bail from Suleja Prison.

Angela was re-arrested at the Suleja prison on Tuesday, immediately she was released on bail.

This came less than an hour after actor Stanley Ontop raised the alarm over an alleged plan to re-arrest the actress after release on Tuesday.

Speaking in a video on Instagram, actress Doris Ogala who said she is already on her way to the police station, stated that the actress was re-arrested by an unnamed Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, for refusing to pay the N5 million agreed fee to secure her bail.

Doris said; “You see, one thing is for someone to cut their clothes according to their size. Angela has been arrested again. As a matter of fact, I’m going to the police station now. You see, when Angela was arrested by Mercy, she called a friend of her or village person. I don’t know how they relate. To help her get a SAN.

“And the SAN charged them N5 million. I think the SAN was the one who even facilitated the bail and all that. Now when Angela knew that they have granted her bail according to the lady, Angela started saying that she didn’t ask her to get a SAN and she wasn’t going to pay the money, and meanwhile this lady has deposited.”

Recall that Angela, who was granted bail on Friday after her arrest by Mercy Johnson over alleged defamation, regained her freedom few minutes ago after perfecting her bail conditions.

Watch Doris Ogala speak