Ancient Egyptian burial ground unearthed with golden treasures including cat goddess statue and ‘magic amulets’
RESEARCHERS have unearthed around 20 ancient tombs in the city of New Damietta, Egypt.
The burials date back to 688 BCE, or around the 26th dynasty, according to a Google-translated from the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
And the unearthed artifacts were believed to affect the divinity of the deceased by "providing protection from the gods depicted but also integrating the deceased among the gods," Price added.
Other finds included pottery vessels and many funerary amulets of different shapes, sizes and stones.
Some of the amulets featured scarabs, the grandfather's column, the headrest and the two feathers of Amun.
Other represented the deities Isis, Nephthys, Gehuti and Tawert.
Furthermore, miniature models of canopic vessels, which were used for preserving the viscera of the deceased during the mummification process, were also discovered within the tombs.
Dr. Waziri called the discovery an important scientific and archaeological addition to the history of Damietta Governorate.
At this time, it is unclear who the tombs were made for.