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Roman Tombs Unearthed In Egypt’s Dakhla Oasis
AncientPages.com | January 28, 2019 | Archaeology News, News
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Two Roman tombs have been unearthed during excavation work at Beer El-Shaghala site in Mut village in Dakhla Oasis, Egypt.
The walls of the two uncompleted tombs are painted in bright colors with religious scenes.
Mostafa Waziri, the secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, explains that the first tomb has a 20-step staircase covered with plaster, which leads to a native made of limestone, reports Ahram Online.
The main hall of the tomb is made of mud brick with a vaulted ceiling that is partly destroyed. Its northern wall has two burial chambers containing a collection of human skulls and skeletons as well as clay lamps and pots.
According to Aymen Ashmawi, the head of the Ancient Egyptian Antiquities Department, the second tomb has a funerary corridor that leads to a vaulted chamber on its northern wall.
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