15 Strangest Things Recently Discovered In Egypt

15 Strangest Things Recently Discovered In Egypt

Hey ancient Egypt was your favorite history subject at school that we've got a treat for you yeah this exciting area was full of mysteries hidden treasures in most importantly mummy's post to believe that anybody could ever move In Egypt and we're still discovering new things about this intriguing empire all the time light up your torches because today we're heading into the tombs of Egypt to see what we can find from creepy yankin board games buried along forgotten cemeteries to grand sail and ships mysteriously hidden beneath the pyramid miles from anybody's of water These are the 15 strangest things recently discovered in Egypt the last golden city this mind blowing ancient city has been hidden under the sand for thousands of years Dubbed the pompeii of Anton Egypt due to how well preserved it is the last golden city start to be at least 3400 years old formations that spread out in every direction it was then that they realized they had accidentally Found the largest ancient city in all of Egypt once known as Ayton they activate a multiple neighborhood of this forgotten metropolis discovering offices a bakery homes and thousands of statues they also found room filled with jewelry pottery scarabs and peels bearing the cartoons of the pharaoh and hotel the third This extravagant king would have ruled over Egypt for four whole decades from the year 1391 to 13 53 BC and was believed to have been one of the country's most powerful pharaohs with a taste for the final things in life. In fact, the discovery of the lost golden city has been described by experts as the second most important archeological discovery since the Tomb of Toot and Common we wonder what else might be buried under the sand of time missing topic we found this mysterious image circling online. Yo, y'all know that many secrets and unexplained mysteries are hidden inside the pyramids of ancient Egypt but there are dangers lurking in the shadows that we haven't yet unveiled could unimaginable creatures like this one live inside these ancient structures there are passages below the pyramids that have been sealed off from the rest of the world for thousands of years so it's not inconceivable that there may be light worms we know nothing about surviving in the belly of the tombs maybe these With tunnels are sealed for a reason. Remember, you can join the conversation by using the #missing topic in the comment section below. Hey, hey, hey, did you know that if you smash the light button, subscribe and click the notification bell, you'll more likely to win the lottery so what are you waiting for This notorious is located south of Chiro and is home to numerous pyramids including the oldest in the whole of Egypt the pyramid of Joseph oh no this colossal cemetery was once the official burial site of the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis and contained Funerary temples of queen net and king petty rulers who would have died around 4200 years ago in archeologists are still making new discoveries all the time including over 150 wooden cough and dating back to the new kingdom well over 2500 years ago these sarcastic were found in 52 different burial shafts located 40 feet under the ground and pulled up to the surface to investigate oh we don't like where this is going the research is also found at 13 foot long 3 foot wide this seriously spooky manuscript details how to navigate through the afterlife to reach the field of our room Treat it like heaven thousands of years ago and if a literal book of the dead isn't creepy enough for you well how about this are geologists also uncovered a selection of board games that were designed to entertain the dead during the afterlife forever is a really long time after all one of these games are start to be similar to chess except for one mass of different If the deceased player win they get to crossover safely into the afterlife we'd hate to think what might happen if they lose ancient sunken ship the ancient city of Donus correctly on was once used for the greatest ports in the world and control the majority of trade into Egypt However, this lost city has been hidden under the sea for thousands of years. This bustling metropolis on the mouth of the Nile has been astonishingly well preserved over two millennia and archeologists have managed to uncover a treasure trove of amazing artifacts amongst the sand of the seafloor. Including 700 acres, towering statues, and as many as However one of the most remarkable discoveries has to be this rare military ship complete with a large sale classical features and ancient Egyptian craftsmanship at 82 feet long this incredible vessel would have most likely protected Egypt shoreline and I offer archeologists rare insight into the merry time history Of ancient Egypt. As far as shipwrecks go, this is gotta be one of the most breathtaking that we've ever seen. The stone of April. It's not every day that you stumble across an ancient stone tablet carved during biblical times but that's exactly what happened to this ordinary Egyptian farmer. This worker was killing His land when he found a 2600-year-old stone stellar leading him to contact the tourism and equities police they then revealed that this mysterious tablet was created during the reign of April so significant that he was actually mentioned in the Bible in the past Where he's trying to go to death by his own subject. Sounds like this pharaoh wasn't exactly the most popular leader in history. The sandstone stellar was found 60 mi from Chiro and stands 91 inches tall and 41 inches wide. Archeologists got to work translating the hieroglyphic but one thing that's clear is the carving of a wind sun disc at the top of the tablet Diet to represent the Sunguard Ra. Experts believe that the stone is related to an ancient military campaign overseen by a priest and was used as a symbol of dedication and commemoration. Pretty amazing, right? This farmer found a priceless artifact of Egyptian ancient history. Hmm, we need to keep our eyes filled with ranch and treasure more often. Void pyramid treasure archeologist really struck the jackpot with his fascinating discovery Indiana Jones would be proud researches at the great pyramid have found a mysterious void within the ward of a giant monument blacked off on the main chambers and turns of revelation this is the Cavity to heaven found in over 200 years and the only reason we know it is there's thanks to brand new summertime technology that we've never been able to harness before so what's really hidden inside the ancient pyramid that's what the experts are trying to find out this enormous structure is thought to be around 4500 years old stand at 479 It looks like we're even further from the tooth than we originally thought and intriguing as the mystery may be archeologists are reluctant to dig any further and fear that exposing these unknowns Hey pyramid yet we definitely wouldn't wanna be the guy that topped one of the seven ancient wonders of the world nobody needs that kind of stress in their life there's 144 foot long vector was found in the most unexpected Places underneath the great pyramid it's believed that this mysterious wooden ship was built in honor of the Farrell Kufu and is start to be one of the oldest plank vessels in the world and it astonishing 4600 years old it was discovered in 1954 when an Egyptian archeologist named Kamal L Buried in pieces below the pyramid events at work reassembling the vessel and learning valuable information about the art of ancient Egyptian ship building in the process when it's royal boat was found the shockingly well preserved wooden plank and orest still a smell like Peter It itself would have been imported all the way from Lebanon. What's even more interesting is that Kufu's craftsman seems to have designed parts of the ship to be easily taken apart and archeologists have suggested this could mean that the vessel was not meant to be used in this life but rather for the feral himself to use in the afterlife backed this amazing ship is awesome Known as a solar bar due to the fact that it was believed to sell across the heavens with the sun god a literal ship to get you to the afterlife the last one obliques in the Egyptian city of the Last one. There are numerous ancient queries once abundant with the finest granite in the country. It's here that the mysterious unfinished obsession of Atwan can be found. If this strange monument had never been completed, it's believed that it would have been the largest one in the whole of Ankeny. Reaching 138 feet tall and weighing nearly 1090 tons To put that into perspective this solid stone obelisk would have to be equivalent to around 200 African elephants so why was this pure thing never finished? Well, it doesn't exactly take a rocket sign just to figure that out. Large cracks are clearly visible in the granite and the sculpture has been left attached to the parent rock in which it began. It's a short-lived light. However, there are some things surrounding these unusual obliques that even the experts can't figure out. Why would this gigantic structure commission? What was it meant to represent? And who exactly ordered it to be abandoned? We may never know. Luckily, the builders responsible for this picture gave us several clues at how they worked. Leaving behind various marks Allowing everyone the chance to take a peek into the past but it's still pretty spectacular The town of the tomb builders in the valley of the king some of the most phenomenal tunes on the planet can still be found and now archeologists have discovered a wealth of information on how this world-famous burial site came to be just a mile south from the valley there was a village which would have been home to the work when it built spectacular metropolis from 15 50 To 1070 BC a large group of men and their families lived here and these builders were actually believed to be very well paid and highly respected by Egyptian society. These ancient construction workers would have passed their knowledge and expertise down through the generations. Teaching their sons the tricks of the trade while trolling on one of the most epic Projects of all time the construction of the valley of the king the tomb builders would work for 10 days at a time 8 hours a day before taking 2 days off to do it they please given a candle that burned for exactly 8 hours and as soon as the wick burned out they were allowed to go home not a bad system for clock On and off if you ask me Archiana just has even found a huge garbage pit where they would throw away all their documents allowing experts to get a unique glimpse into their lives. Believe it or not, the most common reasons people dived off work were scorpion things. Aching feet and eye problems. But sometimes they were actually given a weekend off to brew beer at home. Maybe this job wasn't so bad after all. Valley of the Golden Mummy. Welcome to the Valley of the Golden Mummy this enormous graveyard has to be one of the most extravagant and opulent burial sites to ever exist. Welcome to the valley of the Golden Mummy. This enormous graveyard has to be one of the most extravagant and opposite Burial sites to ever exist located in the Bahariya Oasis this Fantina Crab list was discovered in 1996 by a team of researchers led by Zahi Hawad when they first began digging at the site they found a whopping 250 mummies leave to be at least 2000 years old expensive excavation they found a jaw-dropping 10 1000 more. Yup. If there were anywhere in Egypt that was haunted, we take a wild gas and say it would be this place. Experts claim that the mummy found here were some of the most well-preserved examples ever found in Egypt and not only that, but they were also the most beautiful. How can a bag of bones be wrapped in bandages? Be beautiful. Where are you at? Well, let's Just say these mommies were cut from a different cloth. Numerous mummies were found covered. Head to toe and gold with a labyrinth mask covering their faces and gilded waistcoats decorated with scenes of gods and goddesses. Somebody was even buried with jewelry. Food, wine, and coins. Who said the afterlife had to be dull? Are you Have speculated that this reason would have been extremely thanks to the healthy wine and date industry and many wealthy residents would have been able to afford extravagant burial such as the ones we searched down in the valley of the Golden Mummy didn't play around when it came to funerals Tomb of the silver pharaoh if you thought that gold was the most valuable metal in Egypt then think again figures in fact to this day there's only ever been one mummy who was buried in the precious metal that person was. Human history yeah experts made this rare tone even higher than two in common hey who wants to see a curse to mommy anyway Susan isn't one of the most famous barrels from ancient Egypt but he ruled for his surprisingly long time it's rain lasted for an impressive four Dynasty command between 10 47 and 1001 BC over 3000 years ago even better than gold this mummy certainly stands out from the crowd Temple of bastard humans have been worshiping cats for thousands of years was still obsessed with these feline creatures if you don't believe us just check out one of the infinite number of cat videos uploaded to YouTube yeah cats Will Yarn something special and the Yankees worship them with an almost coat like devotion in Alexandria 2019 Oh temple dedicated to the cat god is bad as been discovered by archeologist and his dog to have belong to queen baronic the second he ruled over Egypt and the third century and apparently his spouse was a massive cat person this ancient temple is 200 feet high and 50 feet wide and contains a huge amount of kitty statues believe to resemble the lion headed goddess but stop Related to the famous sunguard ride. Okay, we get it. You guys, you love cats. Now, where's the temple that worships dogs? Abu symbol, discovered by Swiss explorer, Yohan Ludwig, Bucharat, all the way back in 1813, Abu Simba is the site of two grand temples built by the fairy The first rays of the sun shone upon the entire length The temple illuminating sculptures in the innermost sanctuary there was however one statue that remained in the dark of sculpture of Pata pretty spooky right people still gather on these 2 days which are usually around February 22 and October 20 seconds to witness the sun alignment with the temple and UNESCO have deemed A total of 16 thousand blogs were paying staking moved and reassembled funded with money from 50 different countries saving the incredible site from destruction The Rosetta Stone in 1799 during French leader Napoleon Egyptian campaign a soldier discover the stone that will change human history forever where of course talking about the Rosetta stone a slab of black bath salt that's helped us solve some of the biggest mysteries of humanity this year Life changing stone was found near the town of Rosetta and was engraved with ancient writing that the soldier couldn't decipher of course exports that later handle the stone released exactly what it was they were looking at the key to translating ancient hieroglyphics almost 2000 years later the damage tablet was carved with passages written in three different languages Greek Egyptian demotic In hieroglyphics the Greek text revealed that artry passages meant the exact same thing allowing experts to decipher the meaning of these mysterious symbols start to happen lost in time and just like that archeologist was suddenly able to understand exactly what it was they were saying on the walls of the pyramid and all the tombs of mummy it start that this 3 foot 8 inches tall stone Just one part of a much bigger stone it could have been made back in 196 BC it now sits on display in the British museum in London although many people have requested that it should be brought back to Egypt where it was Originally created there's no doubt about it the Rosetta Stone is one of the most significant historical discoveries ever made about the Pyramid secret tunnel. What really lies beneath the pyramid of Giza and can Mummy's wind during the hallway? Mystical scrolls that can resurrect the dead. Well, these must be the fiction ideas of Hollywood's grip writers but there are indeed secrets lurking beneath these monuments that we are yet to uncover in fact One British explorer has recently discovered a cat labyrinth of cave chambers and passages concealed beneath the pyramid which he believes could have inspired the existence of the underworld yet Andrew Collins found the secret entrance to these forgotten tunnels via a crack and a rock in one of the tombs and discovered that a huge natural cave existed here right under everyone's nose Located beneath the limestone bedrock this underground world is extremely dangerous and according to Collin is filled with colonies of fat poisonous spiders suffocating darkness and pits and holes that will swallow even the most intrepid of explorers interestingly the city of Giza was once known as Rasta which means the mouth of passages Secret of the state however, there are some conspiracy theories and certain circles that speculate they could be at least 15 thousand years old Not only that but they suggest that the stink may actually happen created by citizens from the lost city of Atlantic. Okay, so we may have lost you at the underwater kingdom of the Atlantic. But these believers seem to think that they've evidence to prove their theories in the 1950s of French alternative Egyptologist speculated that the body of Spain had been eroded by Could have only taken place in the time period of 15 thousand to 10 thousand BC due to the unique geography of the area it was also considered that the people of Atlantis may have been the ones to pass on their advanced knowledge and technology to the ancient Egyptians allowing them to build colossal monuments amongst other achievements yet believers of the Atlantic Conspiracy have pointed out that Egypt only receives between two and 4 inches of rainy cheer and only rainfall dating back tens of thousands of years could have caused this kind of erosion seen on the sphinx. Hmm. It's an interesting hypothesis. We'll have to go with the experts on this one but what do you guys think? We've only just scratched the surface when it comes to In Egypt who knows why creepy artifacts might still be lying forgotten under the sand. So, which one of these strange and mysterious Egyptian discoveries was your favorite? You can let us know in the comment section below. Thanks for reading.َ