CAIRO, September 1 (RIA Novosti) - Egyptian archaeologists have found the burial chamber and sarcophagus of the pharaoh Senusret II, who ruled Egypt from around 1897 BC to 1878 BC, the MENA news agency reported on Monday.
The chamber, lined with red granite and containing a pink granite coffin, was discovered in a pyramid in Al Lahun, to the south of Cairo. It contained wooden parts of the king's boat, as well as alabaster and ceramic containers decorated with hieroglyphs.
Along with the chamber, scientists also found a system of corridors and passageways inside the pyramid, presumably designed to mislead thieves.
Senusret II was known for his huge irrigation projects around the Faiyum Oasis, designed to turn wetlands into arable land.
Although the king's presumed place of burial was found beneath his tomb near the Faiyum Oasis in 1989-90, it was empty, and was until now believed to have been looted in antiquity.
