Qubbet Al-Hawa

A group of archaeologists working in an elite cemetery in Egypt have unearthed the remains of an ancient wall that was hiding for centuries beneath a sandy pathway. The first examination of its rocky construction supplies intriguing evidence that other important tombs might be hiding near the site too. An Extremely Careful Exploration A joint University of Birmingham-Egypt Exploration Society Research Project was launched this year near the Egyptian city of Aswan. Its purpose was very clear from the beginning: to carefully and respectfully excavate the elite cemetery of Qubbet el-Hawa. This specific cemetery is considered an archaeological site of great historical and cultural worth because an impressive number of rock cut tombs are “hiding” within its territory. The tombs