Dig Reveals Ancient Egyptian Tomb With 'Magnificent' Painted Coffins

#archaeologynews #history #archaeology #ancientegypt #ancient Archaeologists have uncovered an ancient Egyptian burial chamber featuring two “intricately painted“ wooden coffins, among other finds. A joint Egyptian-German mission discovered the tomb during an excavation at the archaeological site of Asyut, an ancient city that was an important cultural center about 4,000 years ago during Egypt's Middle Kingdom, the country's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said. “This new discovery in Asyut will add more to what we know about the Middle Kingdom, which is all too often overshadowed by the earlier Old Kingdom 'Pyramid Age' and the later New Kingdom, with its big name pharaohs such as Tutankhamun and [Ramesses II],“ Joann Fletcher, a professor with the Department of Archaeology at the U.K.'s University of York, told Newsweek. “And yet the Middle Kingdom was actually a time of great artistic and cultural splendor, as indeed is reflected in the quality of the paintwork on the newly discovered outer coffin