The Sunday Post (Newcastle)

Egyptian tomb found

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A private tomb thought to be more than 4,000 years old and built for a senior official from the fifth dynasty of pharaohs has been discovered in Egypt.

Antiquitie­s minister Khaled al-Anani announced the find in Saqqara, just west of Cairo, which is also home to the famed Step Pyramid.

Brightly painted relief statues were part of the “exceptiona­lly wellpreser­ved” treasures found in the tomb of a priest called Wahtye who was involved in royal purificati­on during the reign of King Nefer Ir-Ka-Re about 4,400 years ago.

Mr Anani said the tomb contains scores of statues of different sizes and colours.

In recent years, Egypt has heavily promoted new archaeolog­ical finds to internatio­nal media and diplomats in the hope of attracting more visitors to the country.

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Khaled al-Anani

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