Egypt uncovers intact 4,400-year-old pharaonic tomb near Giza pyramids

[Judi Lynn]

2018-12-16 09:38:28 | From：Xinhua

Egyptian Antiquities Minister, Khaled al-Anany, announced Saturday the discovery of an "exceptionally well-preserved" tomb belonging to a Fifth Dynasty royal priest at Saqqara Necropolis near Giza's pyramids.

　　"The Old Kingdom tomb is well preserved and the walls are decorated with colored scenes depicting the owner of the tomb with his mother, wife and family as well as a number of niches with large colored statues of the deceased and his family," the minister told Xinhua.



Relief statues are seen at the recently uncovered tomb of the Priest royal Purification during the reign of King Nefer Ir-Ka-Re, named "Wahtye", at the site of the step pyramid of Saqqara, in Giza, Egypt, Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018. [Photo: AP/Amr Nabil]

　　The Old Kingdom is the period in the third millennium between 2686-2181 B.C., which is also known as the "Age of the Pyramids."

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1. So cool! How is it that after all these years of looking they're still finding these things?

It just blows my mind how much keeps being discovered.