A Spanish archaeological mission working in Draa Abul Naga necropolis on Luxor’s West Bank has discovered a unique, almost 4000-year-old funerary garden, Mahmoud Afifi, head of Ancient Egyptian Antiquities, announced Wednesday. Afifi explained that the funerary garden was unearthed in the open courtyard of a rock cut-tomb of the Middle Kingdom. The layout of the garden measures 3 x 2 meters and is divided into squares of about 30 cm. It is located near the entrance of the Middle Kingdom rock‐cut tomb. The Spanish mission has been working for 16 years in Draa Abul Naga, on the West Bank of Luxor, around the early 18th Dynasty rock‐cut tombs of Djehuty and Hery (ca.

Source: Egypt Independent May 03, 2017 10:41 UTC