An Ancient necropolis is discovered in southern Egypt

Antiquisity Minister Khaled al-Enanny stated that a golden mask, 40 sarcophagus, about 1,000 statues, vases, jewelry and other artifacts have been discovered in this large cemetery.

“This is just the beginning of a new discovery and I believe it will take about five years to complete the work on this Necropol”, the minister told reporters in the area where the discovery occurred.

“mets in this area began in 2017, in collaboration with teams from Germany and Egypt”, the minister stressed.

Recent months in Egypt have become a series of ancient discoveries, including several tombs in the southern city of Luxor.

Earlier this month, Egyptian archaeologists discovered a 4400-year-old tomb near the Giza Pyramids in southern Cairo.

This tomb belonged to a woman priestess called the Hetpet of the Fifth Dynasty of Pharaohs.

In March of last year, a massive coloss was removed from the underground part of Cairo, thought to belong to King Psamtic, the 26th dynasty.

A large museum is being built near the Pyramids and is expected to open in part early this year.

The museum will host a large number of ancient Egyptian artifacts.

Egypt is trying to revive the tourism industry, which is a major source of national income.

Tourism was hit significantly by the riots that followed the 2011 uprising against Egyptian dictator Hosny Mubarak.