ARCHAEOLOGISTS UNCOVER SARCOPHAGUS OF HIGH-RANKING OFFICIAL FROM REIGN OF RAMESES II (Heritagedaily 09/21/2022)
Excavations were led by Dr. Ola Al-Ajizi from the Faculty of Archaeology at Cairo University, part of a study over the 2021-2022 work season to excavate the areas around the ascending corridor of the pyramid of King Unas. The team found a burial chamber containing the sarcophagus of Ptah-em-uya, a high-ranking official who was the…