Discovery of five 4,000-year-old tombs in south Saqqara
The Egyptian archaeological mission operating in south Saqqara near Cairo has discovered five tombs with inscriptions dating back 4,000 years and containing burial and archaeological finds.
CAIRO — The Egyptian archaeological mission working in the area northwest of the pyramid of King Merenre I in the Saqqara area, just outside Cairo, has recently discovered five tombs decorated with well-preserved paintings, dating back to the era of the Old Kingdom and the First Intermediate Period, along with other burial and archaeological finds inside the cemetery.
The Egyptian government said in a press statement that the mission’s excavation works also uncovered other burial and archaeological finds inside the cemetery.
On March 17, the Ministry of Antiquities and Tourism posted on its Facebook page a video clip of Egyptian Minister Khaled al-Anani, accompanied by Mustafa Waziri, secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities and head of the Egyptian mission operating in south Saqqara, inside the recently discovered cemetery to inspect its inscriptions and archaeological finds.
Anani thanked the team and praised the efforts of the new generation of archaeologists to unearth unprecedented discoveries on a regular basis by the Egyptian team.
