国产精品99一区二区三_免费中文日韩_国产在线精品一区二区_日本成人手机在线

Egypt unearths Roman-Greek era stone tomb in Aswan

Source: Xinhua| 2019-04-23 19:50:01|Editor: xuxin
Video PlayerClose

CAIRO, April 23 (Xinhua) -- An Egyptian-Italian archeological mission unearthed a tomb engraved in a stone, in the southern province of Aswan, the country's ministry of antiquities said in a statement on Tuesday.

"The tomb dates back to the Roman-Greek era for a person called Tjt," Mostafa Waziri, secretary general of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), said.

He pointed out that a wooden sarcophagus that is inscribed by hieroglyphic text and burial rituals was found inside the tomb.

The tomb composes also of a ladder that leads to a side room where another stone sarcophagus was discovered, and another room where a group of mummies in bad conditions were found, Ayman Ashmawi, head of Ancient Egyptian Antiquities Sector, said.

The mission also found some gold funeral masks, head of the mission, Patrichia Piasantini said.

They also unearthed two statues for a decorated stork bird that resembles the soul of the dead people for the ancient Egyptians, she added.

TOP STORIES
EDITOR’S CHOICE
MOST VIEWED
EXPLORE XINHUANET
010020070750000000000000011100001380020371
主站蜘蛛池模板: 固镇县| 平江县| 如皋市| 资源县| 监利县| 阳城县| 固原市| 桑植县| 夹江县| 建阳市| 安西县| 绥化市| 永胜县| 河间市| 高安市| 崇左市| 汽车| 庆云县| 布尔津县| 北安市| 武川县| 运城市| 容城县| 沙河市| 巩留县| 游戏| 任丘市| 武定县| 渝北区| 浠水县| 滁州市| 临沂市| 阳曲县| 庆城县| 景德镇市| 宝兴县| 孟村| 安义县| 麦盖提县| 蕉岭县| 嘉义县|