Egypt has announced several major new archaeological discoveries in recent months. EPA
Some of the artefacts from 250 graves discovered on a mountain in Al Hamidiyah cemetery, east of Sohag, Egypt. EPA
The tombs date back about 4,200 years, from the late years of the Old Kingdom to the end of the Ptolemaic era. EPA
Tombs at the site included “some with a well or several burial wells and other cemeteries with a sloping corridor that ends with a burial room,” the Egyptian Antiquities Ministry said. EPA
Experts found hieroglyphic inscriptions and a chamber for sacrifices in one of the tombs, reports said. EPA
A view of the site where the tombs were discovered. EPA
Graves of multiple styles were discovered at several levels of the mountain. EPA
Some of the objects found were used in daily life and others for funerary rites. EPA
Egypt has announced several major new archaeological discoveries in recent months. EPA
Some of the artefacts from 250 graves discovered on a mountain in Al Hamidiyah cemetery, east of Sohag, Egypt. EPA
The tombs date back about 4,200 years, from the late years of the Old Kingdom to the end of the Ptolemaic era. EPA
Tombs at the site included “some with a well or several burial wells and other cemeteries with a sloping corridor that ends with a burial room,” the Egyptian Antiquities Ministry said. EPA
Experts found hieroglyphic inscriptions and a chamber for sacrifices in one of the tombs, reports said. EPA
A view of the site where the tombs were discovered. EPA
Graves of multiple styles were discovered at several levels of the mountain. EPA
Some of the objects found were used in daily life and others for funerary rites. EPA
Egypt has announced several major new archaeological discoveries in recent months. EPA
