Archeologists Discover Mummy Of A Teenage Girl Adorned With Exquisite Jewelry

Julia Hettiger
2020-05-15T11:41:47-07:00

Over the years, archeologists have unearthed several royal tomb complexes in the Dra' Abu el-Naga' necropolis near Luxor, Egypt. However, the occupant of a 3,500-year-old wooden coffin, recently discovered in the region by a Spanish-Egyptian team, was not a pharaoh or an important royal official, but a mysterious teenager adorned with precious jewelry.