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Egyptian archeologists unearth 110 ancient tombs in Nile Delta Rare tombs from pre-pharaonic era found in Egypt By Associated Press | April 28, 2021 at 10:01 AM CDT - Updated April 28 at 10:02 AM CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian archeologists unearthed 110 burial tombs at an ancient site in a Nile Delta province, the Tourism and Antiquities Ministry said Tuesday. The graves, some of which have human remains inside, were found at the Koum el-Khulgan archeological site in Dakahlia province, around 15...

Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed 110 ancient tombs in the Nile Delta, containing the remains of adults and children dating back about 5,000 years.  The graves, also containing pottery and funerary equipment, were found at the Koum el-Khulgan archeological site in Dakahlia province, around 93 miles northeast of Cairo, the Egyptian Tourism and Antiquities Ministry said . The oldest of the graves include 68 oval-shaped tombs dating back to the Predynastic Period that spanned from 6000-3150...

Archaeologists in northern Egypt have discovered 110 ancient tombs at a site in Nile Delta province of Dakahlia, 68 of which could be up to 8,000 years old!

Egypt has been seeking publicity for its recent archaeological discoveries, ostensibly in the hopes of reviving flagging interest in its tourism sector, crippled by the...

Egyptian archeologists unearthed 110 burial tombs in an ancient site in the Nile Delta province of Dakahlia around 150 kilometers in the northeast of Cairo. Tourisim and Antiquities ministry said the archeologists found human remains for adults and children, funerary equipment and pottery objects in these tombs. The tombs, some of which have human remains, were found in the Koum el-Khulgan archeological site, in the province of Dakahlia, around 150 kilometers (93 miles) northeast of Cairo, it s...

New Discoveries Rewrite Ancient Egypt’s History Published April 28th, 2021 - 12:41 GMT New Discoveries (Twitter) Highlights Dr Nadia Khader, head of the Central Department of lower Egypt in the Supreme Council of Antiquities, said semi-rectangular pits range from 8 to 33 inches deep. Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed 110 ancient tombs in the Nile Delta, containing the remains of adults and children dating back about 5,000 years.  Also Read The graves, also containing pottery...

There are also 37 rectangular-shaped tombs from an ancient era known as the Second Intermediate Period, when the Semitic people of Hyksos ruled ancient Egypt, the ministry said. The Supreme Council of Antiquities said these 37 tombs differed in character and in how the people were buried. In these tombs, all those buried are in an extended position with the heads pointing west and face upwards. to the Naqada III period from about Archaeologists found human remains of adults and children an...

Kerma, also known as Karmah, is archaeological with immense historic importance. It is the former capital of the ancient kingdom of Kerma which is situated in the Dongola Reach (above the 3 rd Cataract of the River Nile in Sudan). All these stories are more than 5500 years old. Kerma is one of the largest archaeological sites in the ancient region of Nubia (ancient region in northeastern Africa: extending from the Nile river valley eastward to the shores of the Red Sea, southward to Khartoum or...

Human remains of adults and children and funerary equipment and pottery objects were also found in these tombs.

Egyptian archaeologists unearth 110 ancient tombs in Nile Delta We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss April 28, 2021 — 3.15am Normal text size Advertisement Cairo: Egyptian archaeologists have unearthed 110 burial tombs at an ancient site in a Nile Delta province, the Tourism and Antiquities Ministry said. The graves, some of which have human remains inside, were found at the Koum el-Khulgan archaeological site in Dakahlia province, around 150 k...