Muthomi Ireri
A significant discovery of artefacts from Egypt’s last dynasty has been unearthed in 63 tombs located in the Nile Delta region, and experts are currently working to restore and catalog these finds, according to an official from the country’s antiquities authority on Monday.
The artefacts, which include gold coins and jewelry from the late and early Ptolemaic periods, may eventually be displayed in one of Egypt’s museums, said Neveine el-Arif, a spokeswoman for the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
This discovery was made by an Egyptian archaeological team from the Supreme Council of Antiquities, who uncovered the mud-brick tombs at the Tell al-Deir necropolis in the city of Damietta, as announced by the ministry in a statement last month.
In addition to the tombs, the archaeologists found statues, funerary amulets, and a pottery container holding 38 bronze coins dating back to the Ptolemaic period.
The Ptolemaic dynasty, Egypt’s final ruling dynasty before its incorporation into the Roman Empire, began in 305 BC after Alexander the Great conquered Egypt in 332 BC. One of his generals, Ptolemy, became Ptolemy I, and the dynasty continued through his descendants until its end with Cleopatra.
In 2018, Egypt showcased objects from the Ptolemaic period for the first time at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, displaying around 300 artefacts.
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