(AP) The painted wooden sarcophagi that were discovered recently date as far back as 2750 BC. This was 100 years before the first Step Pyramid was constructed for the Old Kingdom pharaoh Djoser.
Ancient Egyptian Tombs Discovered in Secret Underground Network
MAY 24, 2010Daily Mail Online
Archaeologists have unearthed a labyrinth of rich Egyptian tombs that had been hidden under the ground for thousands of years.Abdel Rahman El-Aydi says one of the oldest tombs is almost completely intact, with all of its funerary equipment and a wooden sarcophagus containing a mummy wrapped in linen.Read the story and see photos of the archaeological site: www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech
