Excavations at dozens of tombs in the Nile Delta have uncovered a trove of ancient Egyptian artifacts, some dating back nearly 2,500 years.
The country’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said the finds included bronze coins, pottery, gold coins and other jewellery dating back to the Late Egyptian and Ptolemaic periods.
This image provided by Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities shows artifacts found inside a tomb in the Tell al-Deir necropolis in Damietta, a town in the Nile Delta about 125 miles north of Cairo, Egypt. (Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities via Associated Press)
The ministry said an Egyptian archaeological team, working with the Supreme Council of Antiquities, had discovered the adobe tomb in the Tel al-Deir cemetery in Damietta.
Other items found include statues, funerary amulets and a ceramic vessel containing 38 bronze coins from the Ptolemaic period.
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The Ptolemy dynasty was the last Egyptian dynasty before it became part of the Roman Empire. The dynasty was established around 300 BC after Alexander the Great of Macedonia conquered Egypt in 332 BC.
In this photo provided by Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities, archaeologists survey the site where they discovered 63 adobe tombs at the Tell al-Deir necropolis in the Nile Delta town of Damietta, about 125 miles north of Cairo, Egypt. (Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities via Associated Press)
One of Alexander’s generals, Ptolemy, became Ptolemy I, and his leadership was passed down through his descendants and finally to Cleopatra.
Egypt exhibited Ptolemaic artefacts for the first time at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo in 2018, with around 300 artifacts on display.
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Experts are working to restore and classify the latest finds.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
