Photo: Rare Egyptian "Warrior" Tomb Found



A rare, well-preserved burial chamber and coffin—adorned with drawings of the entombed presenting offerings to the goddess of the heavens, Hathor (bottom)—has been discovered in a necropolis in Luxor.

Bows and arrows, some with their feathers still intact (top), lay near the mummy—suggesting that when alive, he was once a mercenary in the service of the king.

Photographs courtesy Jose Galán, Spanish National Research Council


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