Some of the artefacts from 250 graves discovered on a mountain in Al Hamidiyah cemetery, east of Sohag, Egypt. 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
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
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
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
A view of the site where the tombs were discovered. EPA
Graves of multiple styles were discovered at several levels of the mountain. 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
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
Egypt has announced several major new archaeological discoveries in recent months. EPA

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Ancient Egyptian artefacts and hieroglyphics discovered in hidden tombs - in pictures

The 4,200-year-old graves were excavated at Al Hamidiyah cemetery, east of Sohag, close to the Nile in central Egypt

The National

May 17, 2021

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Egyptian archaeologists have discovered around 250 tombs in the country's southern province of Sohag, dating back about 4,200 years, the antiquities ministry said.

The graves "include some with a well or several burial wells and other cemeteries with a sloping corridor that ends with a burial room," the ministry said in a statement.

They range in age "from the end of the Old Kingdom to the end of the Ptolemaic period," it added.

The Old Kingdom, spanning around 500 years, ended in 2200 BC, while Egypt's Ptolemaic dynasty lasted for 300 years an ended with the death of Cleopatra in 30 BC.

Mostafa Waziri, head of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, said one tomb dating back to the Old Kingdom had faint remains of hieroglyphic inscriptions and a chamber for "sacrifices".

Mohamed Abdel-Badie, a senior antiquities official who led the excavation, said pottery and votive objects had also been found, dedicated to ancient Egyptian deities.

Small alabaster vessels, animal and human bones as well as limestone remnants that could be "funerary plates... dating back to the Sixth Dynasty" were also discovered, Abdel-Badie said.

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