Archaeologists uncovered three ancient rock tombs in Egypt
- 7 years ago
MINYA, EGYPT — Egyptian archaeologists have uncovered ancient tombs dating back 2,000 years to the 27th Dynasty and the Greco-Roman Era.
According to Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities, three Ptolemaic tombs were recently uncovered at the Al-Kamin Al-Sahrawi dig site near the town of Samalout, in the country's Minya Province.
The tombs are of a different architectural design to the ones unearthed at the same site in 2015, which were twenty tombs in a series of ancient catacombs.
The first tomb features a perpendicular burial shaft engraved in the rock, which leads to a single burial chamber containing four sarcophagi and nine burial holes.
The second tomb has a similar shaft but contains two chambers. To the north is the first chamber with its two sarcophagi and six burial holes — one of which was for a small child. At the end of the shaft is the second, which holds the remains of a wooden coffin.
Excavation on the third tomb is still underway. Bones from the other two tombs identified men, women, and children of different ages, suggesting the site was a large city cemetery.
Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities called the discovery 'very important' and added that work is underway to reveal more secrets.
According to Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities, three Ptolemaic tombs were recently uncovered at the Al-Kamin Al-Sahrawi dig site near the town of Samalout, in the country's Minya Province.
The tombs are of a different architectural design to the ones unearthed at the same site in 2015, which were twenty tombs in a series of ancient catacombs.
The first tomb features a perpendicular burial shaft engraved in the rock, which leads to a single burial chamber containing four sarcophagi and nine burial holes.
The second tomb has a similar shaft but contains two chambers. To the north is the first chamber with its two sarcophagi and six burial holes — one of which was for a small child. At the end of the shaft is the second, which holds the remains of a wooden coffin.
Excavation on the third tomb is still underway. Bones from the other two tombs identified men, women, and children of different ages, suggesting the site was a large city cemetery.
Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities called the discovery 'very important' and added that work is underway to reveal more secrets.