Abusir necropolis - in pictures

  • Archaeologists and workers at the site of a complex of tombs, including one of a Pharaonic princess, in the Abusir region south of Cairo. Reuters
    Archaeologists and workers at the site of a complex of tombs, including one of a Pharaonic princess, in the Abusir region south of Cairo. Reuters
  • An off-road vehicle passes near the 5th Dynasty Abusir Pyramids (2464-2323BC) of Dahshur, 30 kilometres south of Cairo. EPA
    An off-road vehicle passes near the 5th Dynasty Abusir Pyramids (2464-2323BC) of Dahshur, 30 kilometres south of Cairo. EPA
  • Pyramid and Temple of Nyuserre Ini, Necropolis of Abusir, near Saqqara, Egypt. Getty Images
    Pyramid and Temple of Nyuserre Ini, Necropolis of Abusir, near Saqqara, Egypt. Getty Images
  • Alabaster basins of the Great Slaughterhouses, Sun Temple of Abu Gorab, Necropolis of Abusir (Unesco World Heritage List, 1979), Egypt. Getty Images
    Alabaster basins of the Great Slaughterhouses, Sun Temple of Abu Gorab, Necropolis of Abusir (Unesco World Heritage List, 1979), Egypt. Getty Images
  • The Pyramid of Neferirkare Kakai and Nyuserre's Sun Temple, Necropolis of Abusir. Getty Images
    The Pyramid of Neferirkare Kakai and Nyuserre's Sun Temple, Necropolis of Abusir. Getty Images
  • Czech archaeologists continue to excavate the recently discovered tomb of the ancient Egyptian Princess Shert Nebti, daughter of King Men Salbo, dating from the 5th dynasty around 2,500 BC, with four other tombs of high-ranking officials near Saqarra pyramid. Reuters
    Czech archaeologists continue to excavate the recently discovered tomb of the ancient Egyptian Princess Shert Nebti, daughter of King Men Salbo, dating from the 5th dynasty around 2,500 BC, with four other tombs of high-ranking officials near Saqarra pyramid. Reuters