CAIRO, June 24 (World Daily Times) — Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said archaeologists uncovered a nearly complete funerary cache at the Panhesy tomb site in the Matariya section of Ain Shams, within the Heliopolis necropolis, beneath a burial structure containing human remains.
The ministry announced the discovery on May 31. It said the cache included five pairs of yellow-colored metal earrings that archaeologists believe may be made of gold, along with carved scarabs, cosmetic containers, a copper mirror, two alabaster kohl containers with traces of ancient eye makeup and a third kohl container made of black obsidian.
Officials also said four stones were recovered, including two believed to be agate. The ministry said images it released showed the earrings alongside the scarabs and other small artifacts.
The ministry called the find the “first nearly complete funerary assemblage ever discovered in the area” and said it builds on earlier discoveries during the same excavation season, including mudbrick and limestone funerary structures and two coffins found in fragmented condition. Fox News described Heliopolis as the ancient Egyptian city linked in Genesis to the story of Joseph.
