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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 and funerary equipment, were found at the Koum el-Khulgan archeological site in Dakahlia province, ...

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 and funerary equipment and pottery objects in these tombs, the ministry said. The discovery is the lat...

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 present Sudan and finally westward to the Libyan desert). Photo: Kerma ancient city, Sudan. Author:...

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 kilometres north-east of Cairo, the ministry said on Tuesday, local time. One of the ancient burial t...