CAIRO, June 24 (World Daily Times) — Egyptian archaeologists have uncovered a cache of funerary artifacts beneath a burial structure at the Panhesy tomb site in the Matariya archaeological section of Ain Shams, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said May 31.
The ministry said the find included five pairs of yellow-colored metal earrings that archaeologists believe may be gold, along with carved scarabs, cosmetic containers and a copper mirror. Officials also released images showing 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 burial cache was found beneath a structure containing human remains, according to the ministry. Officials called it the “first nearly complete funerary assemblage ever discovered in the area.”
The ministry said the discovery builds on earlier finds at the site during the current excavation season, including mudbrick and limestone funerary structures and two coffins found in fragmented condition.
