2,500-Year-Old Tombs Discovered in Cairo
From Times Wire Reports
Archeologists have uncovered two tombs dating back more than 2,500 years in a part of Cairo where the ancient city of Heliopolis once stood, Egyptian antiquity authorities said.
One of the limestone tombs contained a sarcophagus and 16 statuettes, said the chief state archeologist for the Cairo-Giza area, Zahi Hawass.
The one tomb belonged to Waja-Hur, a builder. His name was engraved on the statuettes. The other tomb is to be opened today.
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