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Judi Lynn

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Sat Dec 15, 2018, 04:42 PM Dec 2018

Egypt announces discovery of 4,400-year-old tomb [View all]


Updated 8:29 am CST, Saturday, December 15, 2018



SAQQARA, Egypt (AP) — Egypt on Saturday announced the discovery of a private tomb belonging to a senior official from the 5th dynasty of the pharaohs, which ruled roughly 4,400 years ago.

Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anani announced the find at the site of the tomb in Saqqara, just west of Cairo, which is also home to the famed Step Pyramid.

He said drawings on the tomb's walls were "exceptionally well-preserved." The drawings depicted the official and his family, he added.

The tomb also contained a total of 45 statues carved in rock. Again, they depict the official and his family.

More:
https://www.chron.com/news/world/article/Egypt-announces-discovery-of-4-400-year-old-tomb-13468649.php






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