Archaeologists Unearth More Than 800 Tombs At Ancient Egyptian City Of The Dead
Buried deeply below the shifting sands of the Sahara desert lies an ancient necropolis more than 4,000 years old that , until recently , has been comparatively unknown to Egyptologist . Now , an international mathematical group of researcher has teamed up to describe and represent the ancient necropolis just outside the village of Lisht , Egypt , unearthing more than 800 tombs in the process . An pleasure trip co - lead by the University of Alabama - Birmingham and Egypt ’s Ministry of Antiquities find 802 tombs bury in the massive cemetery , which is snuggle between two Pyramids of Egypt , one positioned to the north and the other to the south ....