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A joint mission of Egyptian and Australian
archeologists discovered at Helwan area
five archeological tombs that date back
to the first and second Pharaonic dynasties
(5200 BC).
Each of these tombs is characterized by
its huge size and lower part which is
carved in rocks. It consists of burial
rooms surrounded by other rooms used for
preserving the funerary furniture and
other bare necessities which according
to the old belief, the dead person would
need to return to life in the other world.
As for the upper part, it is built of
cob bricks in the shape of a rectangular
mastaba. The tomb took the form of lanterns
as if it were a fa?ade of kings palace
of that age. The mission also discovered
various kinds and shapes of pottery vessles
used in preserving food. On the cover,
the name of the tomb?s owner was engraved.
In addition, they discovered a set of
stony vessels made from alabaster and
crystal rock
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