Discovery of five 4,000-year-old tombs in south Saqqara

CAIRO — The Egyptian archaeological mission working in the area northwest of the pyramid of King Merenre I in the Saqqara area, just outside Cairo, has recently discovered five tombs decorated with well-preserved paintings, dating back to the era of the Old Kingdom and the First Intermediate Period, along with other burial and archaeological finds inside the cemetery. 

The Egyptian government said in a press statement that the mission’s excavation works also uncovered other burial and archaeological finds inside the cemetery.