Egypt discovered a 4,400-year-old ancient tomb, full of treasures

The newly discovered 4,400 year old tomb in Egypt and the treasure in the tomb will be excavated in the next few days.

The ancient tomb was discovered dating back to 4,400 years.Photo: Sky News.

According to Sky News, this ancient tomb was owned by Wahtye, a missionary of Neferirkare - the third king of the 5th dynasty of Egypt. The 5th Egyptian dynasty reigned starting from 2,500 to 2,350 BC.

Mostafa Waziri, Secretary General of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities, said the tomb was found in a mountain slope in Saqqara. This was the ancient capital of Egypt from its founding until about 2,200 BC.

The ancient tomb is still in intact color.Photo: Sky News.

The tomb remains intact until archaeologists remove the last piece of debris on December 13.

There are 5 tombs found inside the ancient tomb. A cellar was invaded and empty, while the remaining 4 tunnels remained intact. Secrets in the 4 tombs will be revealed when they are excavated in the next few days.

Mr. Waziri hopes to find treasure in the ancient tomb.Photo: Sky News.

Mr. Waziri said, he hopes one of the tombs will lead to the place where the mummy or coffin of the tomb owner is located.

The tomb is 10 meters long, 3 meters wide, at a depth of only 3 meters and described by Egyptian officials as " specially preserved" . Mr. Waziri said: 'The color of the grave is almost intact even though it is nearly 4,400 years old.'

This is the latest discovery among dozens of tombs found in Egypt this year.

In November, Egyptian officials said they found 7 ancient tombs dating back more than 6,000 years. Egypt strives to promote archaeological discoveries to the world in hopes of attracting more tourists.

In 2010, Egypt welcomed 14.7 million visitors - according to Forbes. But after the 2011 Arab Spring political turmoil and the 2015 crash in the Sinnai Peninsula were suspected of terrorism, the number of visitors dropped to only 4.8 million in 2016 and increased to 8 , 3 million visitors in 2017.