4,400-Year-Old
Tomb Discovered In Egypt
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rchaeologists in Egypt say they have
discovered a 4,400-year-old tomb near the pyramids outside Cairo.
Egypt's
Antiquities Ministry announced the discovery and said the tomb likely belonged
to a high-ranking official known as Hetpet during the 5th Dynasty of ancient
Egypt. The tomb includes wall paintings depicting Hetpet observing different
hunting and fishing scenes.
Mostafa
al-Waziri, leader of the archaeological mission, says the scenes depict a
monkey - at the time commonly kept as domestic animals - reaping
fruit and another dancing before an orchestra.
He
believes Hetpet, a woman thought to be close to ancient Egyptian royals, had
another tomb in Giza's western necropolis, which is home to the tombs of top
officials of Egypt's Old Kingdom.
Waziri
says excavation work is underway for the other tomb.
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