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Tell Kom Aziza cemetery finds

An Egyptian team excavating the multi-period cemetery at Tell Kom Aziza (Beheira) in the Delta has uncovered a section dating to the Graeco-Roman Period with diverse human funerary practices. Burials ranged from simple pits and mud-brick-lined tombs, to decorated gypsum…

Coffin reused for Ramesses II

Campbell Price describes the beautifully carved cedarwood coffin of a king.

Top The newly discovered Ptolemaic tomb at Akhmim discovered by trainee excavators. middle One of the rooms inside the rock cut Ptolemaic tomb with traces of the original decoration on the ceiling. bottom Detail of one of the remaining painted scenes inside the Ptolemaic tomb.

Ptolemaic tomb discovered at Akhmim

The rock-cut tomb consists of the remains of a mud brick courtyard, with a descending staircase leading to two rooms.

ABOVE The 2.5m long early Bronze Age log coffin was excavated by archaeologists from the University of Sheffield, then brought to the York Archaeological Trust for analysis and conservation.

Buried in the Bronze Age: unearthing a rare log coffin in Lincolnshire

The discovery of 4,000-year-old log coffin and the remains of its occupant in Tetney, Lincolnshire, along with an equally rare stone axe buried with it, has brought together archaeologists from across the field in a massive effort not only to excavate and preserve the wood before it can disintegrate, but also to examine every avenue of evidence that this unique burial can provide. Hugh Willmott, Tim Allen, and Ian Panter report on their ongoing efforts.