The tombs date back to the Old Kingdom and First Intermediate eras.
Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities
They were excavated northeast of the Pyramid of Merenre, a 52.5 meters-tall structure that was built during the Sixth Dynasty. The tombs, which are engraved with colorful shapes, belong to"top officials," the ministry added.Egypt's antiquities and tourism minister, Khaled el-Anany , and Mostafa El-Waziri, the head of the country's Supreme Antiquities Council, inspect one of the five ancient tombs discovered in Saqqara, Egypt.
El-Waziri said the fourth, also a six-meter deep burial shaft, belongs to a woman named Petty. She was the priest of Hathor, the goddess of fertility and love.Egypt's antiquities and tourism minister, Khaled el-Anany, and Mostafa El-Waziri, the head of the country's Supreme Antiquities Council, inside one of the deep burial shafts in Saqqara, Egypt.
Last year, Egypt unearthed 52 burial shafts in Saqqara with more than 50 wooden coffins found inside. They date back 3,000 years, the oldest sarcophagi found in the ancient burial ground.
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