At the excavation of Amenhotep II’s funerary temple in western Luxor four near perfectly preserved canopic jars were discovered by a group of Italian archaeologists.
The archaeologists found the jars after they unearthed a cemetery that includes several graves dating back to the beginning of the Third Intermediate Period (1075 – 664 BC).
Canopic jars were used during the mummification process in ancient Egypt and held the preserved viscera of the deceased. There were four jars used and each one stored one of the following organs; liver, lungs, stomach and intestines. The heart was believed to contain the soul and so would be left inside the body.
