The tombs provide a unique look into the history of Ancient Egypt. Knowing this, 20 tombs were discovered, dating from 660 a. C., in the city of Nova Damietta, in the delta of the Nile River. Tombs are structures built to contain the remains of a person and have been used since the dawn of humanity. So this discovery is a big step towards understanding the history of Ancient Egypt! Learn more by continuing reading.
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Understand where the 20 tombs in Egypt were discovered.
The newspaper Jerusalem Post states that the site of Tell El Deir, where the tombs were found, was used to bury dead from different eras. From the 26th dynasty and then into the eras of Greek, Roman and Byzantine rule. Furthermore, Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities recorded the find in a post on Facebook.
The tombs are of different sizes and are richly decorated and contain important information about the history and culture of the ancient Egyptian civilization. These tombs are an important testimony of Egyptian civilization and help us to better understand the past. With that, archaeologists also study the tombs to learn more about the past.
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The Egyptians worked hard to build great monuments, elaborate and decorated. Thus, the golden tokens protected the remains that held the images of the goddesses Isis, Heqat and Bastet. Also, some other images included the eye of Horus and the image of him was in the form of a falcon. Finally, the mummies were adorned with images of other deities, scarab amulets and the knot of Isis.
The discovery comes just a month after archaeologists uncovered a tunnel that could lead to the queen's lost tomb. cleopatra, located west of the city of Alexandria.
