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00:00Stunning ancient Egyptian artifacts unearthed in secret chamber 14 meters underground.
00:06In October 2024, researchers made a significant discovery.
00:10A burial chamber in the necropolis of Asyut, Egypt.
00:14Hidden at the bottom of a 45-foot shaft behind a stone wall,
00:18the chamber contained an exquisitely decorated coffin and other artifacts.
00:22Since 2003, digs at the Asyut necropolis have uncovered key artifacts,
00:30offering insights into ancient Egyptian burial customs and beliefs.
00:35In 2022, archaeologists uncovered two nested coffins,
00:39a chest with organs, a dagger, food offerings, royal symbols, and wooden figurines.
00:44The chamber belonged to the daughter of Jephi Hopi I,
00:48and she held the honorary title Lady of the House.
00:51Inscriptions described her soul's journey to the afterlife.
00:55Though looters caused damage, fragments of clothing and bones were still discovered
00:58during the excavation of the burial site.
01:01Researchers think she was around 40 when she died,
01:04and had a foot defect from birth.
01:06But the cause of death is still unknown.
01:12Based on her title and rich burial,
01:15researchers believe Iti was highly respected by the ancient Egyptian court.
01:18Her chamber was in her father Jephi Hopi's tomb,
01:22a high-ranking official under Pharaoh Senesret I,
01:25encouraging further excavations.
01:28An international team from Egypt, Germany, Poland, and Japan led the excavations,
01:33with artifacts given to Egypt's ministry.
01:36The site gives new insights into women's roles and knowledge sharing,
01:40key to understanding Asyut's mostly unexplored 5,000-year history.
01:44Asyut's mostly Там and the legend of the questi family.
01:46Asyut's mostlyonas, of course,
01:47and the way her life matters.
01:48Asyut's mostly unexplored but they cancelled,
01:49asyut's mostly unexplored 5,000-year history.
01:49Asyut's mostly unexplored 5,000-year history,
01:50asyut's mostly unexplored 5,000-year history.
01:51The idea is that I really can't tell you about this.
01:53I really can't tell you about this.
01:54The reason I can tell you about this is that I cannot tell you about the fact
01:54that I have the best as a Christian,
01:54it's been considered an American history.
01:55For the last five years,
01:55I believe it's been electric,
01:56I believe it's been a shift.
01:57Asyut's mostly 있,
01:57I believe it's been edible here.
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