Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleArchaeologists have discovered 18 ancient Egyptian cemeteries along the Mediterranean coast, about 100km west of Alexandria. Among the significant finds were 24 "golden tongues" placed in the mouths of some deceased, believed to aid communication in the afterlife. The newly unearthed tombs, comprising 11 rock-carved and 7 limestone surface burials, were found in an exceptional state of preservation. These cemeteries, likely part of the ancient city of Leukaspis, highlight the region's cultural diversity and the continuation of Egyptian funeral rituals into the Ptolemaic and Roman eras. Other artefacts include pottery, limestone altars, and a granite coffin containing the remains of a plaster sphinx, providing further insight into the period. In fullAncient Egyptian tombs with two dozen ‘gold tongues’ found along MediterraneanMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Archaeologists discover two dozen ‘gold tongues’ in Egyptian tombs
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleArchaeologists have discovered 18 ancient Egyptian cemeteries along the Mediterranean coast, about 100km west of Alexandria. Among the significant finds were 24 "golden tongues" placed in the mouths of some deceased, believed to aid communication in the afterlife. The newly unearthed tombs, comprising 11 rock-carved and 7 limestone surface burials, were found in an exceptional state of preservation. These cemeteries, likely part of the ancient city of Leukaspis, highlight the region's cultural diversity and the continuation of Egyptian funeral rituals into the Ptolemaic and Roman eras. Other artefacts include pottery, limestone altars, and a granite coffin containing the remains of a plaster sphinx, providing further insight into the period. In fullAncient Egyptian tombs with two dozen ‘gold tongues’ found along MediterraneanMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
