CAIRO, June 24 (World Daily Times) — Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said archaeologists uncovered a burial cache at the Panhesy tomb site in the Matariya archaeological section of Ain Shams, within the Heliopolis necropolis, in Egypt.
The ministry announced the find on May 31 and said it was discovered beneath a burial structure that contained human remains. Officials said the cache included five pairs of yellow-colored metal earrings that archaeologists believe may be made of gold, along with carved scarabs, a copper mirror and other small artifacts.
Images released by the ministry also showed two alabaster kohl containers with traces of ancient eye makeup, a third kohl container made of black obsidian and four stones, two of which are believed to be agate.
The ministry called the cache the “first nearly complete funerary assemblage ever discovered in the area.” It said the discovery builds on earlier finds at the site this excavation season, including mudbrick and limestone funerary structures and two coffins found in fragmented condition.
