A few weeks ago, a mysterious tomb has been discovered in Sidi Gaber, Alexandria. The discovery gained a huge international attention since it was expected to be the long lost tomb of Alexander the great.
Well…in an unfortunate turn of events, the tomb turned out to be not as interesting as we once thought.
On Sunday, August the 19th, the ministry of antiquities announced the results of the archeological scientific studies done on the Skeletons found inside the tomb.
The team formed to investigate the tomb, headed by Dr. Zainab Hashish; director of the department of the study of skeletal remains, have been able to identify the skeletons age, gender and height.
Dr. Nadia Khedr, Head of Lower Egypt’s Central Department of Antiquities, added that two of the skeletons belong to two men; one of who is believed to be aged between 30-35, and height of approximately 165.5cm. The other man believed to be 40-44 years, and his height is between 179-184.5cm. The third skeleton belongs to a 20-25 year old woman, whose height is around 160-164cm.
According to Dr. Mostafa Al Waziri, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, some badges golden chips have been found as well and are currently being looked at and studied.
Additionally, a hole was found in one of the skeleton’s skull, leading the scientists and archeologists to believe it resulted from an operation called “Trepanatio”; which is a known operation for practiced since the prehistoric ages.
As for the controversial red water found in the tomb – the one people of the internet petitioned to drink – Dr. Ayman Ashmawy, Head of Egyptian Antiquities Sector, has expressed the probabilities of it being a mixture of the tomb’s well water with the decomposed corpses soft texture.
Not as appetizing as the internet once thought, huh?
Such a huge disappointment that Alexander the great wasn’t the mystery waiting for us in the tomb; but who knows? The whole thing is still undergoing some further studies, investigations, as well as DNA tests; so maybe something interesting will finally come out of it.
Source: Al Masry Al Youm
