Photos: Unique tombs unearthed in Upper Egypt ...Egypt

A Spanish archaeological mission from the University of Barcelona and the Institute of Ancient Near East on Monday uncovered tombs dating back to the Ptolemaic and Roman eras and mummies from the Roman era, during its excavations in al-Bahnasa archaeological area in the Minya Governorate in Upper Egypt. The Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Mostafa Waziri, said that the tombs are a new form of burial, consisting of a hole dug in the natural rock in the ground. Terracotta statues uniquely depicting the goddess Isis-Aphrodite wearing a floral wreath topped with a crown were found on her head, a sign of the many secrets and burial methods to be found at this site from dif

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