Egypt excavated 3 ancient 2,000-year-old tombs containing many stone coffins

Egyptian archaeologists discovered three graves containing many stone coffins, dating back about 2,000 years, at a cemetery in the south of the country.

AFP quoted an announcement by the Egyptian Ministry of Stocks that tombs excavated in the Al-Kamin al-Sahrawi area belong to Minya province in the southern capital of Cairo. Three graves are located in a cemetery built during the period between the 27th dynasty of ancient Egypt and the ancient Greek-Roman period.

According to Ayman Ashmawy, head of the Egyptian antiquities department of the Antiquities Department, the team of archaeologists has found "a collection of coffins made of stones of different shapes and sizes, as well as those clay debris ".

The stone coffins are located in 3 graves that are thought to be about 2,000 years old.(Photo: AFP).

One of the graves contains four stone coffins , each with a human face. Another grave contains the remains of two stone coffins and six burial sites, including a grave to "bury a small child".

The pieces of clay found at the site "show the tombs formed during the period of the 27th Dynasty (founded in 525 BC) and the Greek-Roman period (from in 332 BC to the 4th century) " , the statement stated.

The above discovery shows that it is possible " this area is a cemetery for a long time".

In one of the three graves, excavators have found many pieces of bone believed to be the remains of "men, women and children of different ages" . This shows that "these graves belong to a large cemetery for a large city and are not military barracks as some say," said Ali al-Bakry, head of the excavation team. know.

The team has begun excavating the site since 2015. "Work is still underway to discover more secrets , " wrote the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities.