Supreme Council of Antiquities archaeological mission unearthed a huge number of stone tombs in East Sohag, the Council announced on Tuesday.
Dr. Mostafa Waziri, the Secretary-General of the council expressed that some of the unveiled tombs were carved in a mountain. Another number of tombs were discovered in various burial wells.
They may date back to the periods between the end of the Old Kingdom of Egypt and the Ptolemaic dynasty.
Waziri continued that one of the tombs consisted of a hall and burial well led to a narrow passage followed by a small burial room. He added that this tomb was reused later.
The Secretary-General described that the tomb also had a door with some prints of hieroglyphic texts in addition to some scenes of offering sacrifices.
Mohamed Abdel Badie, the Head of the Central Administration of Antiquities of Upper Egypt, several potteries, funerary plates “votive miniature,” mirror debris, human and animal carrion, and funerary portraits debris were found in the latest excavations.
Some of the discovered portraits and potteries dated back to the 6th dynasty.
It is worthy to mention that more than 300 tombs were recorded in the same area. Those tombs belonged to officials and rulers of the 9th Egyptian region.
Contributed by: Rana Atef
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