Two ancient Egyptian tombs appeared, 4,300 years old

Egyptian archaeologists have found a pair of tombs of more than four millennia of age. This finding shows that the famous ancient burial area in Saqqara, south of Cairo, is much larger than expected.

Archaeologist Hawass is explaining to the media about the newly discovered tomb.Photo: Reuters.

The new tombs that appeared in the area known as the "dead city" Saqqara belonged to two members of the Pharaoh Unas court. One of these is the court official in charge of the court called Thanah. The other tomb belongs to the official, Iya Maat, who oversees the exploitation of granite and limestone in Aswan for the construction of pyramids.

The hieroglyphs are used to decorate the entrances of both graves. The leading Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass judged that these ancient tombs were a "major discovery", as they began the search for a larger graveyard in Saqqara. He said the relics within the two tombs have been stolen for a long time.

Meanwhile, new discoveries of archeology often take place at Saqqara, most recently finding the remains of a pyramid last November. Archaeologist Hawass said that up to 70% of the remains of ancient Egypt are still buried underground.

"We are continuing the excavation work and will find more new tombs in the area, to explain the fifth and the sixth dynasties of ancient Egypt," Hawass added when proposing. updated the heyday of civilization more than 4,000 years ago.