Southern Tombs Cemetery

The Southern Tomb Cemetery is an Ancient Egyptian necropolis in Amarna, Upper Egypt. It is the burial place of low status individuals from the ancient city of Akhetaten. The site is located close to the southern tombs of the Nobles.^[1]

Discovery

This cemetery, together with several other disturbed cemeteries, was discovered in 2007, by the continuing EES exploration discovered the cemetery, during the desert GPS survey.^[2]

References

↑ Barry Kemp. "SOUTH TOMBS Cemetery". The Amarna Project. The Amarna Project. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
↑ John Hayes-Fisher (2008-01-25). "Grim secrets of Pharaoh's city". BBC Timewatch. news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-10-01.

City of Akhetaten — Amarna

City	North City Northern Palace North Riverside Palace Great Temple of the Aten Bureau of Correspondence of Pharaoh Small Aten Temple

Necropolis	Anonymous Tombs Royal Wadi Tomb of Akhenaten Tombs of the Nobles Southern Tombs Cemetery

Other	Workmen's villages Boundary Stelae of Akhenaten Kom el-Nana Maru-Aten

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