A team of archaeologists has uncovered a new tomb belonging to an unidentified pharaoh at Anubis Mountain in Egypt, part of the fragmented Abydos Dynasty. This tomb is significant as it may shed light on the chaotic period between 1640 BCE and 1540 BCE, marked by conflicts among warrior kings. Excavations revealed damaged markings on the tomb wall, hindering the identification of the pharaoh. Josef Wegner, a leader of the excavation team, highlighted the importance of this discovery in understanding the tumultuous history that ultimately led to the rise of Egypt’s New Kingdom.
"Discovering king's tombs, new pharaohs, are few and far between," Josef Wegner, a leader of the team that uncovered the new tomb, told Business Insider.
"It's a really fascinating period of turmoil, conflict," said Wegner, who teaches Egyptian archaeology at the University of Pennsylvania and curates the Penn Museum's Egyptian section.
"It gives birth to the new kingdom, the famous golden age of many of the well-known pharaohs like King Tut and the Ramses kings," he added.
Researchers don't know this pharaoh's identity because they think ancient grave robbers damaged the marking of his name on the tomb wall.
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