1,100 Year-Old-Tomb Near King Tutankhamen Archeological Dig Actually Older
It was an accidental find at best. While conducting research near the site of King Tut's mask site in Upper Egypt, a group of Swiss scientists made the startling discovery of an "untouched tomb," according to Discovery News. Initially, it was believed to be 1,100-years-old.
Led by Elena Pauline-Grothe and Susanne Bickel in Karnak, the Swiss team uncovered the site Sunday after it was concealed from the public nearly a year. The edge of the 3,000-year-old "Lady Gaga" tomb (shown here) discovery was actually unearthed on Jan. 25, 2011, the day the Egyptian protests began.
An iron cover was placed over the tomb site to protect. It was one of the few ancient tombs that escaped desecration and looting during the height of the unrest last year.
Nehmes Bastet Was the Lady Gaga of Her Day in the Valley of Kings 3,000-Years Ago
Researchers opened the coffin Monday for the first time. They found the intact remains of a singer believed to Nehmes Bastet, the equivalent of a Lady Gaga today. The superstar singer was believed to be the daughter of high priest of Amon Ra during the 22nd Dynasty.
She supposedly worshiped the ancient Egyptian God Bastet (945-712 BC), according to an inscription on a plaque that was found in the tomb of the “Lady Gaga” discovery, citing the Washington Post.
During the time of Nehmes Bastet, Egypt was ruled by Libyan kings, who all had independent rule. As such, they were entitled to use the tombs of Egyptian royalty to buy their dead.
Apparently, she was eccentric like the modern day Mother Monster herself in order to get a comparison to the megastar Born this Way singer.
Hopefully, the “Lady Gaga” tomb discovery makes its way to the United States as a traveling exhibit. Then, perhaps the real Mother Monster can judge the comparison of her doppelganger.
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