NathanAnother Exploration
There was yet another work done by a set of archaeologists that aimed to discover more. This archaeological expedition actually ran from December 1899 to April 1900. The work was done at Tebtunis uncovering 11 more mummy portraits plus four-panel painting fragments. It was indeed a great success as they had managed to dig up so many new items.
With Modern Technology
So after these were discovered, it led to an interest that sparked in some researchers. And so these 15 pieces that the scientists have been studying recently eventually lead to a surprising detail that everyone had missed for so long. With so much technological advancement happening in the recent past, what was uncovered lead to new information regarding these discoveries.
The Two Guys
After spending so many days searching for these well-hidden artifacts, the team of researchers could finally locate 15 pieces. These new discoveries were made by two British archaeologists. So who were they? Bernard Grenfell and Arthur Hunt managed to dig up these paintings after working for weeks. The pair became popular for the discovery of the Oxyrhynchus Papyri.
From A Heap Of Trash
So what did they manage to uncover? If you have not heard of the Oxyrhynchus Papyri. These are a pile of documents that have been dated to have originated from the third century B.C. They were produced during the Roman-Egyptian period and were discovered among an ancient trash heap. The documents ranged from private letters to horoscopes.
Life-Changing Paintings
For a long while, the two guys had been looking all over to hopefully locate anything worth digging. The two guys were finally able to uncover the paintings at a site called Tebtunis. And today, this site had been occupied by a modern town known as Umm el-Breigat. They did not have too much expectation but soon dug up the paintings that literally changed their lives.
More About The Location
This place is located in Egypt’s Fayum region. There are actually so many mummy portraits that have been uncovered in the past years in this place. However, these have all been dared to be from the ancient Roman-Egyptian burials. The panels and mummy portraits are now safely placed at the Hearst Museum at the University of California, Berkeley.