Egyptian mission uncovers 63 ancient tombs with gold foil and bronze coins - Egyptian Gazette

Egyptian Gazette

Egyptian mission uncovers 63 ancient tombs with gold foil and bronze coins - Egyptian Gazette

The Egyptian archaeological mission of the Supreme Council of Antiquities has uncovered 63 tombs made of mud bricks and simple burials containing a set of gold foil from the 26th Dynasty of the Late Period (664 BC until 332 BC). During their excavations in the area of Tal Al-Deir in the new city of Damietta, the mission also found several bronze coins from the Ptolemaic era. The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said that the architectural des…