Egyptian archaeologists find 250 tombs carved into a mountain

Not far from the Egyptian city of Sohag, archaeologists accidentally stumbled upon a complex of tombs. The burial site is part of the Al-Hamidiya necropolis. More than 250 tombs are made in several architectural styles, all of them are carved in the middle of the mountain: some slightly higher, others lower. Some of the holes lead to tunnels dug at a slight angle and lead to the grave ramparts. The oldest graves are from the late period of the Ancient Kingdom.

One of the graves is covered by a door, on which hieroglyphic writing and the image of the sacrifice are still visible. During the study of the complex, a large number of ceramic objects were found, which were used in everyday life and during funeral rituals. Some of the ceramic vessels have a spherical shape, and there are still traces of yellowish paint on their walls. The limestone remains with the surviving inscriptions could be the burial slabs for the graves of the end of the Sixth Dynasty.

In the tombs are buried the rulers and employees of one of the regions of Upper Egypt, which was an important administrative center of the state. The main city of the region was considered to be Akhmim, the central patron deity of fertility and Ming caravans.