Archaeologists have discovered a huge grave belonging to one of the first pharaohs of ancient Egypt.
But with the absence of a mummy left inside the identity of the fallen king, it is still a mystery.
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A grave has long been found nearly 23 feet underground in the Necropolis Mountain in Abydos.
The burial site is characterized by several rooms in addition to the 16 -feet accepted mud bricks.
The entrance to the site was drawn with scenes showing the goddess ISIS And her sister Nephthys – is usually associated with funerary rituals.
Archaeologists also found the remains of hieroglyphic signs at the entrance to the grave that determines the royal ruler – but this was not broken.
Like many other graves, this other section was unfortunately looted by thieves over the years.
The mummy and the coffin who were inside anywhere – leaving experts at the confusion of the identity of the owner of the grave.
This discovery was discovered by the Egyptian Egyptian joint archaeological team.
“We have no great source of source materials to work with it, and for this reason a new discovery like this is very exciting,” said Catherine Holie, an archaeologist at the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University.
“It really has the ability to rewrite the history of ancient Egypt.”
The grave is believed to belong to a member of the Abydos family, who has ruled more than 3000 years ago.
There are a number of competitors for their owner, but most likely are the ancient Pharaohs and Paentjeni.
These kings have dedicated effects in another place, but no graves.
The Abydos family is believed to have ruled an area around the city instead of entire Egypt.
But the newly discovered site bone left experts wondering whether the family was the most powerful than they believed first.
The discovery is the second royal discovery this year.
The tomb of King Thutumos II lost long ago from a vast burial land known as the Valley of the Kings in Kamel, Egypt in February.
Archaeologists He previously revealed the residues of Thutmose II, but the original burial site was not found.
King Thutumos II was the fourth Pharaoh of Egypt's eighteenth dynasty, and he is believed to be a ruling from around 1493 BC to 1479 BC. He died at the age of 30.
King Thutumos II was married to Queen Hatshepsut, who made history as a strong pharaoh.
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Before that, the last royal grave to be discovered was Tottkh Amat, more than 100 years ago.
The grave was discovered by English archaeologist Howard Carter, who began to find and dig in 1915.
Carter eventually found the Rafat of Pharaoh in November 1922, but it took another three months before the archaeologist finally found the coffin itself.
The tomb of Tutankhan is unusually small given its position, indicating that he may have died unexpectedly before completing the final rest.
But there was a dark side of the story – following the discovery of the remains of Totkhhamon, various characters linked to the mission died in mysterious circumstances.
These Lord Kanarfon, the financial supporter of the drilling team, who died of the bite of the affected mosquitoes.
Sir Archibald Douglas Reid, who made X -rays with the remains of Pharaoh, was killed by a mysterious disease.
Carter himself died in 1939 of the 64 -year -old Hodgkin disease.
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