CAIRO, June 24 (World Daily Times) — Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said archaeologists uncovered a burial cache at the Panhesy tomb site in the Matariya section of Ain Shams, within the Heliopolis necropolis, that included five pairs of yellow-colored metal earrings believed to be gold.
The ministry announced the find on May 31 and said the cache was found beneath a burial structure containing human remains. Officials described it as the first nearly complete funerary assemblage ever discovered in the area.
The ministry said images of the discovery showed the earrings alongside carved scarabs, other small artifacts, cosmetic containers and a copper mirror. Excavators also recovered two alabaster kohl containers with traces of ancient eye makeup, a third kohl container made of black obsidian and four stones, two of which are believed to be agate.
According to the ministry, the cache builds on earlier finds at the site during the current excavation season, including mudbrick and limestone funerary structures and two coffins found in fragmented condition.
The ministry’s announcement provided the details of the discovery and the objects recovered, but did not identify the human remains or give a date for the burial cache itself.
