Ancient Egyptian Tombs Discovered at Jabal Al-Tair in Minya

Rare 5,000-Year-Old Egyptian Tombs May Reveal Origins of the Pyramids

Excavations at Gabal El-Tair in Minya, Egypt. Credit: Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities Archaeologists working at Gabal El-Tair in Minya, Egypt, have uncovered two tombs from the Early Dynastic period (3150 – 2686 BC) along with several prehistoric burials and later graves, in a discovery that sheds new light on the history of funerary architecture in ancient Egypt. The find adds fresh evidence to the long record of Egyptian tomb disc…

Ancient Egyptian tombs discovered at Jabal Al-Tair in Minya

Archaeologists working in Egypt’s Minya Governorate have uncovered two ancient tombs and a series of burials at Jabal Al-Tair, a discovery that is providing new insights into the development of funerary architecture and burial practices in ancient Egypt. The finds were made by an Egyptian archaeological mission from the Supreme Council of Antiquities during ongoing excavations in the region, which has long been recognised as an important funerar…

5,000-Year-Old Tombs Found in Minya May Reveal an Early Step Toward Egypt’s Pyramids

Pyramids architecture may have earlier roots in 5,000-year-old tombs uncovered at Jabal al-Tayr in Egypt’s Minya Governorate...

New Jabal Al-Tayr discovery reshapes understanding of early Egyptian funerary architecture - Dailynewsegypt

An Egyptian archaeological mission from the Supreme Council of Antiquities has uncovered two tombs dating back to Egypt’s Early Dynastic Period, along with several burials from the Predynastic and Late Periods, during excavation works at the Jabal Al-Tayr site in Minya. The discovery sheds new light on the evolution of funerary architecture in ancient Egypt