Location: Egypt Length: 13 min
Three thousand years ago, Egyptian priests gathered up the mummies and grave goods from many royal tombs and hid them away in a secret cave. In 1871, in the cliffs of Deir El Behri, not far from Luxor in Egypt, a young boy called Ahmed El-Rassul accidentally discovered a hidden tomb in the belly of the mountain near his home. Ahmed and his family looted the tomb for over a decade until their activities became known to the Egyptian antiquities service. When archaeologists arrived, they were stunned by what they saw.
Produced in 2011 by Anemon Productions
Copyright 2011 by Anemon Productions
Web links:
The Discovery of Nedjmet and the Secret Cache of Mummies (Ancient Origins)
Witness the Past (Technological Educational Institute of Athens)
Witness the Past Lesson Plan: The Tomb of the Hidden Mummies (PDF) (Anemon Productions)