Wednesday, April 20, 2005

Breaking news Pre-dynastic graveyard has experts buzzing

A joint American-Egyptian archaeological team has excavated what is believed to be the largest ever discovered pre-dynastic funerary complex near the Upper Egyptian city of Edfu, antiquities officials said on Wednesday. (...)
An SCA statement said on Wednesday that the complex "consists of a large rectangular tomb covered with the earliest known superstructure and a wooden offering table. (...)
One rare discovery was of "a complete figurine of a cow head skilfully carved from flint", the statement said. (...) "