Ten tombs dating back to the late period have been discovered on Thursday in Aswan, Mahmoud Afifi, the head of the Ancient Egyptian Antiquities Sector at the Ministry of Antiquities announced on the Ministry’s official Facebook page. The tombs were discovered near the Aga Khan Mausoleum on Aswan’s western bank by a team of archaeologists on a mission by the ministry. “The newly discovered tombs have similar architectural designs,” said archaeologist Sayyed Al-Rawi. The tombs’ similarity in design indicates that the tombs are a part of the West Aswan necropolis, which houses a number of tombs for Aswan overseers from the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms. He added that they “aim to promote tourism in Egypt and display the great Egyptian civilisation to African communities.

Source: Daily News Egypt June 05, 2017 11:03 UTC