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PHOTO GALLERY: A tour inside one of the discovered Pharaonic tombs in Saqqara




Figurines are seen inside the tomb of a man named Henu near the famed Step Pyramid, in Saqqara, south of Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, March 19, 2022. Egypt on Saturday displayed a recently discovered, finely-decorated ancient tombs at an infamous Pharaonic necropolis just outside the capital of Cairo. The five tombs, unearthed earlier this month, date back to the Old Kingdom (1570 B.C. and 1069 B.C.) and the First Intermediate Period, an era spanned for around 125 years after the collapse of the old kingdom, according to the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. AP

Members of the media gather on March 19, 2022, in the area where five ancient Pharaonic tombs were recently discovered at the Saqqara archaeological site, south of the Egyptian capital Cairo. AFP

Members of the media gather on March 19, 2022, in the area where five ancient Pharaonic tombs were recently discovered at the Saqqara archaeological site, south of the Egyptian capital Cairo.

A member of the media is lowered on March 19, 2022, into one of five ancient Pharaonic tombs, recently discovered at the Saqqara archaeological site, south of the Egyptian capital Cairo. AFP

This picture take on March 19, 2022, shows the interior of one of the five ancient Pharaonic tombs recently discovered at the Saqqara archaeological site, south of the Egyptian capital Cairo. AFP

A statuette and other artifacts are pictured on March 19, 2022, inside one of the five ancient Pharaonic tombs recently discovered at the Saqqara archaeological site, south of the Egyptian capital Cairo. AFP

An archaeologit speaks to members of the media on March 19, 2022, inside one of the five ancient Pharaonic tombs recently discovered at the Saqqara archaeological site, south of the Egyptian capital Cairo. AFP

Walls decorated with hieroglyphic inscriptions and images of sacred animals are seen at a recently discovered tomb near the famed Step Pyramid, in Saqqara, south of Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, March 19, 2022. AFP