Egypt archaeologists uncover three ancient tombs from different eras

Three previously unknown tombs were unearthed by an Egyptian archaeological mission during excavations at the Sheikh Soby site in the Bahariya Oasis, alongside a collection of ancient artifacts.The tombs, whose discovery was announced earlier this month by the Egyptian Tourism and Antiquities Ministry, date to different periods of Egyptian history, including the Roman and Late periods.The first tomb, dating back to the Late Period of Egypt (664 BCE until 332 BCE), is a rock-cut tomb carved into sandstone, believed to have been dedicated to a single family unit consisting of five individuals.It is made up of a square-shaped shaft, approximately three meters deep, that leads to two burial chambers on its western and northern sides.Inside the western, which itself is small and rectangular, archaeologists discovered a limestone sarcophagus resting in a recess on the chamber floor, containing a mummy covered in linen wrappings.The placement of the sarcophagi in the chamber…