Ancient 7000-year old Egyptian city and graveyard discovered in Abydos

An ancient Egyptian city and graveyard that dates back to more than 7000 years has been discovered by archaeologists. It is in the ancient city of Abydos in southern Egypt which is located around 400 metres from the Temple of Seti I.
It is believed to date back to 5316BC and , excavators who are working on the site claimed to have uncovered huts, pottery and stone instruments.
This has been reported in nzherald.co.nz dated 24 November 2016.

Archaeologists also claim to have discovered 15 large graves and, some of them notably larger than the royal graves in Abydos. Since this city was founded by predynastic rulers and is famed for its temples such as that of Seti I and its graves, researchers are of the opinion that the city and cemetery were possible home to high-ranking officials and grave builders.
The find could be a real boost for the tourism industry of Egypt which has taken a severe beating from 14.7 million tourists in 2010 to 9.8 million in 2011 due to the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak. Moreover, the bombing of a Russian plane leaving a Red Sea resort with 224 people on board in 2015 was another major setback for the ailing tourism industry.
Incidentally, in the first quarter of 2016, Egypt registered just 1.2 million tourists - this was down one million from the same period the previous year.


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