A archaeological mission The Egyptian-Spanish company announced this Friday discovery of 22 tombs date from Persian, Byzantine and Coptic eras in the Governorate of Minia, in upper Egyptaccording to the Supreme Council of Antiquities.

The new discovery took place in El Bahnas websitewhere the Spanish Archaeological Mission, headed by the University of Barcelona, ​​works, and in which archaeologists have discovered three limestone tombs from Roman times, three from Persian times, and sixteen from Byzantine and Coptic times.

According to the aforementioned department’s statement, reproduced by various Egyptian media, several body inside the tombs were found protected by decorative coversand in some tombs archaeologists they found offers which consisted of two frogs placed in two jars.

In other parts of the necropolis, works recovery structure basilica found in the same necropolisas good as crypt wall paintingshe added.

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Mustafa Waziri, Secretary General of the Egyptian High Council of Antiquities, explained that work in El Bahnas during the last archaeological season, which ended in January, in the center of the upper necropolisone of the most important areas of the field.

He also confirmed that the excavations at the necropolis of El-Bahnas, divided into four sectors, “provided important results related to the history of this site, which will be studied”, and predicted that will reveal many secrets this important site ancient Egypt.”

For her part, Mayte Mascort, who leads the mission with Esther Pons, said the recovery team had completed strengthening and restoration work both on site and in the laboratory.

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