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An Egyptian archaeological mission discovered seven tombs belonging to different pharaonic ages in the Saqqara complex of Saqqara located south of Cairo, containing dozens of mummies . of cats and other wooden statues, announced this weekend the Ministry of Antiquities.
In three of the tombs of Saqqara, belonging to New Kingdom ( between the centuries) XVI and XI BC. J.-C. ), mummies of cats were discovered, this place having served of cemetery with the felines representing the goddess of ancient Egypt Bastet a declared The Egyptian Minister of Antiquities, Khaled al Anani in a statement.
The Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Mustafa Waziri, stated that had been discovered "for the first time" mummified beetles in this region as well as dozens of mummies of cats and some 100 wooden feline statues.
They also found other wooden statues representing different animals, such as a cobra and a crocodile adds the note
Egyptian archaeologists also found in one of mausoleums a tomb of the supervisor of royal buildings at the end of V Dynasty of the Old Kingdom (2400 BC) identified as Kofo Em Hat .
The Egyptian Minister pointed out that this discovery is part of a series of three discoveries that will be announced before. 2018.
Egypt is striving to uncover new graves and announce them regularly in order to attract tourists after the decline of tourism after the revolts of of 2011 and the coup of State of 3 July. from 2013 who toppled the then president, Islamist Mohamed Morsi.
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