The ancient tomb was found buried in a cemetery in Assiut, Egypt around 240 miles south of Cairo Gabrielle Rockson is a staff writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She joined PEOPLE in 2023 and covers ...
One of the most famous tombs in all of Egypt was holding a family secret: another body.
Named Idy, her remains were found in a coffin within another coffin in a tomb in the city of Asyut, Egypt, just about 200 miles south of Cairo. The excavations took place between Aug. 18 and Sept.
A roughly 3,900-year-old tomb of an Egyptian priestess named Idy was discovered full of burial goods. Located behind a stone wall within a famous tomb near the ancient city of Asyut, experts were ...