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Ancient Egyptian city and graveyard dating back more than 7000 years uncovered

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« on: November 26, 2016, 10:46:07 pm »

Ancient Egyptian city and graveyard dating back more than 7000 years uncovered by archaeologists
November 24, 20169:47am

The discovery was made in the ancient city of Abydos.
Matthew Dunn and Wiresnews.com.au



AN ANCIENT Egyptian city and graveyard dating back more than 7000 years has been uncovered by archaeologists.

The discovery was made in the ancient city of Abydos in southern Egypt, located around 400 metres from the Temple of Seti I.

Believed to date back to 5316BC, excavators working on the site claimed to have uncovered huts, pottery and stone instruments.

Archaeologists also claim to have discovered 15 large graves, with some of them notably larger than the royal graves in Abydos.

As the city of Abydos was founded by predynastic rulers and is famed for its temples such as that of Seti I and its graves, researchers believe the city and cemetery were likely home to high-ranking officials and grave builders.
Abydos is famed for its temples such as that of Seti I and its graves.

Abydos is famed for its temples such as that of Seti I and its graves.Source:Supplied

The antiquities ministry made the announcement about the lost civilisation on Wednesday.

“This discovery can shed light on a lot of information on the history of Abydos,” a ministry statement said.

The find could be a much-needed boost for Egypt’s struggling tourism industry, which dropped from 14.7 million tourists in 2010 to 9.8 million in 2011 following the uprising that toppled the autocrat Hosni Mubarak.

The bombing of a Russian plane leaving a Red Sea resort with 224 people on board in 2015 was also a crippling setback for the ailing tourism industry.

In the first quarter of 2016, Egypt only registered 1.2 million tourists, which was down one million from the same period the year prior.

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Abydos is famed for its temples such as that of Seti I and its graves.Source:Supplied


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The city was found during excavations at Abydos. Image Credit: CC BY-SA 3.0 RsAzevedo
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