Mummy and Its Sarcophagus Discovered in Egypt

LUXOR, EGYPT—The Guardian reports that a mummy has been discovered in a tomb near Luxor by a team of Spanish archaeologists led by Myriam Seco Alvarez. According to Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities, the tomb is thought to date to between 1075 and 664 B.C. The mummy, wrapped in linen and plaster, is thought to be the remains of Amenrenef, a nobleman and servant in the royal household. The mummy had been placed in a wooden sarcophagus decorated with images of the goddesses Isis and Nephtys, as well as the four sons of Horus. For more, go to “Egypt’s Immigrant Elite.”