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In January of this year, working in tandem with the Egyptian Ministry, Dr. Josef Wegner and his team recently discovered another massive tomb—this one nearly 23 feet underground and comprising a decorated entryway and a series of other rooms capped by 16-foot-high mudbrick vaults. Although the king once buried in this tomb is yet to be identified, similarity in decoration and architecture with the tomb of King Seneb-Kay led our Penn Museum Egyptologists to conclude that this unnamed ruler may have been one of king Seneb-Kay’s predecessors.

This groundbreaking discovery opens a new and exciting chapter in investigating the Abydos dynasty, shedding light into a lesser-known period in Egyptian history.

This Wednesday, Dr. Wegner will be giving a talk about his team's latest findings.
 
You can read the full story in The New York Times. The story has also been picked up by regional and international media such as NBC10 and MSN.