Alexandria, Egypt-biology It is reported that 18 tombs have been discovered in Marina el-Alamein, an ancient city located near the Mediterranean coast of Egypt. Seven tombs were found close to the ground surface, while the other 11 tombs were dug deep underground. An offering altar with a base similar to a false door was recovered from one tomb. “The False Door is one of the oldest and most recognizable elements of ancient Egyptian funerary architecture,” said Hesham Hussein of Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. “In traditional Egyptian belief, it symbolizes the interface between the worlds of the living and the dead, through which the deceased can spiritually receive offerings presented by the living,” he explained. More than 20 “golden tongues” were also recovered from the tombs. “Gold tongues are a well-documented feature in some tombs from the Ptolemaic and Roman periods in Egypt,” Hussein said. “They are generally interpreted as symbolic funerary amulets, intended to enable the deceased to speak in the afterlife, particularly during the judgment before Osiris, or more broadly to communicate and recite sacred formulas in the next world,” he explained. The investigation also found a granite sarcophagus more than eight feet tall and an incomplete statue of Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and beauty. To read about another Egyptian False Door study, visit “magical mystery door“
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