Egypt has uncovered a lost city, more than 7000 years old dating from the first dynasty in the southern province Sohag.
Site was unearthed during an archaeological mission initiated by the country’s government.
It lies 250 miles south of Cairo about 400m from the temple of Seti I, one of the most famous sites in the region. It is named after Seti 1, a pharaoh who belonged to the New Kingdom period of Ancient Egypt.
Discovery included huts, pottery remains, iron tools and 15 graves. Grave size were bigger indicating that those buried beneath had high social standing.
This discovery is expected to throw light on one of Ancient Egypt’s oldest cities-
Abydos.
Abydos was the Egyptian capital at the close of the Predynastic period and during the rule of the first four dynasties.
Some interesting facts about the site- This discovery found a cemetery with Mastabas
- Mastabas are ancient Egyptian tombs made of mud brick
- These are rectangular in shape with sloping sides and a flat roof
- This cemetery is the instance of the oldest known Mastabas
- Before this, burial grounds of Saqqara were considered the most ancient
