Egyptian archaeologists accidentally discover 250 ancient, rock-cut tombs

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An archaeological survey crew accidentally discovered some 250 rock-cut tombs at the Al-Hamidiyah necropolis near Sohag, Egypt. The graves range in age from the end of the Old Kingdom around 2200 B.C. to the end of the Ptolemaic period in 30 B.C., according to Nevine El-Aref of Ahram Online.

Several styles of tombs and burial wells are carved into different levels of a mountain face at the site.

One of the burials includes a sloping tomb with a false door and a hallway leading to a gallery with a shaft. The door is inscribed with hieroglyphs depicting the resident of the tomb slaughtering sacrifices while mourners make offerings to the deceased.

 “This provides more details about the daily life of ordinary people at the time.”

Finds made at the site may pave the way for future discoveries at oft-overlooked archaeological sites, Badiaa tells Al-Monitor.

Source: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/egyptian-archaeologists-accidentally-discover-250-ancient-rock-cut-tombs-180977741/

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Woah! That's incredible! So much still to learn about our ancestors! 

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The structure looks archeologically badass  

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*Strut it out, walk a mile, serve it ancient city style intensifies*