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Friday, February 15, 2013

Tombs discovered 2,300 years ago in ancient Alexandria

Egyptian archaeologists have discovered several tombs dating from the Roman period (332 BC-395 AD) Qabari area in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria, north of Cairo, said the Ministry of State for Antiquities. The ministry said in a statement that the suspect could have antiques in the area where it was intended to build a utility building , the experts of the department went to explore the area, where they located the graves. Burials have two levels and some parts are submerged in groundwater .Qabari is an important area for archeology because it housed the necropolis of Alexandria and many tombs have been discovered there. The new finding does not contain mummies, and skeletons, the statement said, adding that the graves were used to bury the citizens who held important positions.

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