Archaeologists unearth 3,300-year-old tomb south of Cairo

A team from Cairo University's archaeology department unearthed the tomb of Ptahmes, who was the mayor of the capital and an army chief, as part of an excavation mission that started in 2005.

Archeologists also discovered ruins of statues for tomb's owner and his wife, as well as amulets, pottery and bricks showing the journey of the family while hunting and fishing. The archeology department first began its excavation in Saqqara decades ago, with some 43 tombs discovered since the 1980s. Saqqara, some 30 kilometres outside Cairo, was the burial ground for Memphis, the capital of ancient Egypt.


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