Current location:International Investigation news portal > opinions
85 ancient tombs unearthed in Upper Egypt
International Investigation news portal2024-05-21 13:32:38【opinions】6People have gathered around
IntroductionAn image shows wooden death certificates unearthed at ancient tombs in southern Egyptian province of
An image shows wooden death certificates unearthed at ancient tombs in southern Egyptian province of Sohag. A total of 85 tombs, dating back to the period from the Old Kingdom of Egypt some 4,500 years ago until the Ptolemaic dynasty spanning from 305 BC to 30 BC, were unearthed in Sohag, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said Wednesday. (Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities/Handout via Xinhua)
CAIRO, May 4 (Xinhua) -- A total of 85 tombs, dating back to the period from the Old Kingdom of Egypt some 4,500 years ago until the Ptolemaic dynasty spanning from 305 BC to 30 BC, were unearthed in the southern Egyptian province of Sohag, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said Wednesday.
The Egyptian archeological mission in the Gabal El Haridi region, located about 350 km south of the capital Cairo, found beside the mummies 30 death certificates showing the dead person's name, job and age and their parents' names, written in old Greek letters and ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics, according to a ministry statement.
Some tombs were embedded in the mountain, and some have one or more wells with corridors leading to burial rooms, the statement said.
The mission also unearthed a mudbrick-made tower house dating back to the era of King Ptolemy III, the third pharaoh of the Ptolemaic dynasty ruling from 246 BC to 222 BC.
The tower house was built to monitor the borders, levy taxes and secure the navigation traffic on the Nile River, the statement explained.
The discoveries also include remains of a Ptolemaic-era temple built to worship the goddess Isis, measuring 33 meters long and 14 meters wide. ■
Undated photo shows a mudbrick-made tower house dating back to the era of King Ptolemy III unearthed by the Nile in southern Egyptian province of Sohag. A total of 85 tombs, dating back to the period from the Old Kingdom of Egypt some 4,500 years ago until the Ptolemaic dynasty spanning from 305 BC to 30 BC, were unearthed in Sohag, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said Wednesday. (Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities/Handout via Xinhua)
Undated photo shows remains of a Ptolemaic-era temple unearthed in southern Egyptian province of Sohag. A total of 85 tombs, dating back to the period from the Old Kingdom of Egypt some 4,500 years ago until the Ptolemaic dynasty spanning from 305 BC to 30 BC, were unearthed in Sohag, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said Wednesday. (Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities/Handout via Xinhua)
Address of this article:http://mozambique.bahnsport.org/html-9b799962.html
Very good!(394)
Related articles
- Dodgers acquire pitcher Yohan Ramírez from Mets for cash
- Fire at industrial building in Ōtaki
- US Supreme Court lets $2.46 billion Boy Scouts sex abuse settlement proceed
- Queenstown housing: 'The situation hasn't gotten any better'
- Verona confirms Serie A status for another year after beating Salernitana
- EDITORIAL: Sustained wage hike trend also vital for smaller companies
- Israel hits Gaza's Rafah; Hamas chief's trip raises truce hopes
- US Supreme Court lets $2.46 billion Boy Scouts sex abuse settlement proceed
- Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 26
- Movement of pilot's seat a focus of probe into LATAM Boeing flight, report says
Popular articles
Recommended
Nuggets blow 20
EDITORIAL: Shinkansen extension raises concerns about costs, impact
What the Green Party knew, and what next for MP Darleen Tana
EDITORIAL: Here we go again; another pledge by LDP to reform itself
Russian theater director and playwright go on trial over a play authorities say justifies terrorism
Harrison Ford's Star Wars script sells at auction
New advisory groups for science and tertiary sectors
Oscars 2024: Barbie's Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie miss key nominations
Links
- Celebratory Atmosphere Ahead of 25th Anniv. of Hong Kong's Return to Motherland
- 'Les Choristes' for Left
- 14th Straits Forum Kicks off in Xiamen, E China
- Technologies Aid Efforts to Raise Public Awareness of Cultural Relic Restoration
- (HKSAR 25) Hong Kong's Future Very Promising: Chief Executive Carrie Lam
- Nation to Promote Free HPV Vaccinations in More Regions
- New Media Helps Promote Rural Revitalization Projects in Guizhou
- China's Jiangsu to Create 14,000 New Jobs for Disabled People in 2022
- China Tops the World in Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems
- China Int'l Big Data Industry Expo 2022 Opens Online in Guizhou