More work and studies will be carried out to reveal the secrets of these tombs, authorities said. Reuters
Egyptian archaeologists have announced the discovery of five decorated tombs, more than 4,000 years old, near Cairo. Mahmoud Nasr / The National
The tombs are in the Saqqara necropolis, about 20 kilometres south-west of the capital. Mahmoud Nasr / The National
Mostafa Waziri, one of the country’s top Egyptologists and secretary general of its Supreme Council of Antiquities, conducted a televised tour. Mahmoud Nasr / The National
Decorations inside one of the five tombs discovered near Cairo. Mahmoud Nasr / The National
The walls are markedly well-preserved for their age, archaeologists say. Mahmoud Nasr / The National
Some of the walls show colourful depictions of the afterlife. Mahmoud Nasr / The National
Wooden statues found inside the tomb of Pepi Nefhany who was the supervisor of the great house, at the Saqqara area, in Giza. Mahmoud Nasr / The National
Saqqara is one of the most important archaeological areas in Egypt. Mahmoud Nasr / The National
The unveiling ceremony was open to tourists, many of whom were in attendance during Mr Waziri's demonstration. Mahmoud Nasr / The National
An Egyptian archaeological worker is lowered inside tombs at Saqqara. EPA
One of the tombs belong to a woman that could be the wife of a man named Yaret. EPA
Figurines stand inside the tomb of a man named Henu. EPA
Reporters prepare to enter a recently discovered tomb near the famed Step Pyramid, in Saqqara. AP
More work and studies will be carried out to reveal the secrets of these tombs, authorities said. Reuters
Egyptian archaeologists have announced the discovery of five decorated tombs, more than 4,000 years old, near Cairo. Mahmoud Nasr / The National
The tombs are in the Saqqara necropolis, about 20 kilometres south-west of the capital. Mahmoud Nasr / The National
Mostafa Waziri, one of the country’s top Egyptologists and secretary general of its Supreme Council of Antiquities, conducted a televised tour. Mahmoud Nasr / The National
Decorations inside one of the five tombs discovered near Cairo. Mahmoud Nasr / The National
The walls are markedly well-preserved for their age, archaeologists say. Mahmoud Nasr / The National
Some of the walls show colourful depictions of the afterlife. Mahmoud Nasr / The National
Wooden statues found inside the tomb of Pepi Nefhany who was the supervisor of the great house, at the Saqqara area, in Giza. Mahmoud Nasr / The National
Saqqara is one of the most important archaeological areas in Egypt. Mahmoud Nasr / The National
The unveiling ceremony was open to tourists, many of whom were in attendance during Mr Waziri's demonstration. Mahmoud Nasr / The National
An Egyptian archaeological worker is lowered inside tombs at Saqqara. EPA
One of the tombs belong to a woman that could be the wife of a man named Yaret. EPA
Figurines stand inside the tomb of a man named Henu. EPA
Reporters prepare to enter a recently discovered tomb near the famed Step Pyramid, in Saqqara. AP
More work and studies will be carried out to reveal the secrets of these tombs, authorities said. Reuters
Discovery of five ancient tombs at Saqqara - in pictures
