It Would Have Been Impossible To Explore This 2,300-Year-Old Tomb Of A Black Pharaoh Without Divers

Published on 04/28/2021
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It Laid Forgotten There Once More

That was all this worker had time to do. Soon enough, the team left. The tomb disappeared under the sand once more. When it was time for Creasman to explore Nuri, the first thing on his to-do list was to dig out the stairs once more. It proved to be a difficult job that took them an entire year to accomplish.

It Laid Forgotten There Once More

It Laid Forgotten There Once More

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There Was Even More Water Down There

As a matter of fact, the expedition team only reached the entry point of the tomb in January 2019. This was not a cause for celebration yet since the team soon figured out that this portion of the tomb had been submerged completely. It looked like it accumulated even more groundwater than there had been in the past. This might have something to do with all the dam built on the river or even climate change.

There Was Even More Water Down There

There Was Even More Water Down There

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