In Egypt, they found a city

During excavations in the province of Sohag near the Luxor in the middle reaches of the Nile, Egyptian archaeologists discovered the ruins of an previously unknown city, which, according to their assessment, is more than 7,000 years.

Excavations began recently and are carried out 400 m from the temple of the pharaoh of the I, erected during the New Kingdom, reports The Guardian with reference to the Ministry of Antiquity of Egypt. It is assumed that both representatives of the nobility and the builders of the tombs lived in the city.

The ministry believes that the discovery can shed light on the history of Abidos, one of the most important religious and political centers of the ancient Egypt of the pre -Dinastic era and the first four dynasties.

In addition to the remains of huts, stone tools and fragments of clay vessels, the complex discovered by archaeologists includes a cemetery of the time of the first dynasty (XXI - XXIX century BC) with 15 large tombs.

“The sizes of some tombs found in the cemetery exceed the size of the tombs of the rulers of Abidos times the first dynasty. - The report says in the Ministry of Antiquities of Egypt. “This indicates that the people buried here occupied an important position in society.”