In July, an Egyptian team of archaeologists discovered mudbrick tombs in the Tell el-Deir necropolis area of Damietta, according to MTI. The finds in the tombs are now being restored and catalogued by archaeologists. The official spokesman for the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said that during the excavations, gold pieces, jewelry from the Late Period, pottery vessels and 38 bronze coins from the Ptolemaic Dynasty were found.
the CNNAccording to the Egyptology professor, the findings could provide further insight into the “secrets of ancient Egyptian civilization,” including the burial customs of the time, as well as the port city’s role in ancient foreign trade. “You can see from the type of objects, especially the golden mullet, that this was a rich cemetery,” the professor says.
The tombs excavated in the Tell el-Deir area were burial places for people of high social status. The bodies were buried with gold foil statues depicting religious symbols and ancient Egyptian idols.
The Ptolemaic dynasty was the last dynasty to rule Egypt before it became part of the Roman Empire. The dynasty was founded in 305 BC by Ptolemy I, a general of Alexander the Great of Macedonia who conquered the country in 323. The Hellenistic dynasty ruled Egypt for nearly three hundred years, while the line of pharaohs, the Seventh and Cleopatra, did not end with Philopator in 30 BC.
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