He then partially excavated it, removing key parts of the tomb, like its intricate false door.
A team of Czech archaeologists have rediscovered this site, long thought lost to Egyptologists.
The tomb of Ptahshepses was found between the pyramid fields of Abusir and Saqqara, in Egypt.
False door and architrave of Ptahspepses. From the Tomb of Ptahshepses at Saqqara, Egypt. Old Kingdom, 5th Dynasty, 25th century BCE. British Museum, London. (Photo: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg) viaWikimedia Commons,CC BY-SA 4.0)
The team announced the finding onFacebook.
It was a difficult search lasting several years, Miroslav Barta, head of research at Abusir, explains.
The false door and lintel that were removed by Mariette are now exhibited in the British Museum.
False door and architrave of Ptahspepses.
From the Tomb of Ptahshepses at Saqqara, Egypt.
Old Kingdom, 5th Dynasty, 25th century BCE.
British Museum, London.
