Burials

Discovery of a skeleton surrounded by rock, presumably during excavations in Qubbet el-Hawa. Schiaparelli excavations.

Discovery of a skeleton surrounded by rock, presumably during excavations in Qubbet el-Hawa. Schiaparelli excavations.

Discovery of a skeleton surrounded by rock, presumably during excavations in Qubbet el-Hawa. Schiaparelli excavations.

Discovery of a skeleton curled up inside a box, presumably during excavations in Qubbet el-Hawa. Schiaparelli excavations.

Discovery of a skeleton curled up inside a box, presumably during excavations in Qubbet el-Hawa. Schiaparelli excavations.

Discovery of a skeleton with remains of a wooden coffin, during excavations in Qubbet el-Hawa. Schiaparelli excavations.

Discovery of a skeleton with remains of a wooden coffin, photographed from a northerly direction, during excavations in Qubbet el-Hawa. In the background, the Nile. Schiaparelli excavations.

Excavation of a burial, during excavations in Qubbet el-Hawa. Schiaparelli excavations.

Excavation of a burial, during excavations in Qubbet el-Hawa. Schiaparelli excavations.

Excavation of some funerary structures, during the excavations in the Qubbet el-Hawa. In the basket, some human remains are visible. Schiaparelli excavations.