Egypt discoveries span a buried city, ornate graves, and clues to life under shifting empires

Egypt discoveries span a buried city, ornate graves, and clues to life under shifting empires

Two striking discoveries have turned up in Egypt: a buried Byzantine-era city and a group of tombs containing gold amulets and burial offerings, offering new clues about daily life and burial customs in the distant past. What happened? Recent work at Egyptian sites has brought to light two very different kinds of evidence from the distant past: traces of urban daily life and tombs stocked with gold and other grave goods. As Popular Mechanics rep…

See it: Archeologists uncover residential city from Byzantine Empire in Egypt

Archeologists have been busy over the last few months as they dig up more relics from the Eastern Roman Empire in Egypt, shedding light on the country’s rich and diverse history.