Here is what was found in two ancient pyramids that opened in Egypt

Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anani told reporters that King Sneferu's Pyramid Bent, the first Pharaoh of Egypt's fourth dynasty and a nearby pyramid will reopen for visitors for the first time since 1965.

He also said a team of archaeologists had discovered sarcophagus and the remains of an ancient wall dating back to the Middle Kingdom some 4,000 years ago.

The findings were made during the digging work of the Dahshur royal necropolis on the west bank of the Nile River, an area that is home to some of Egypt's oldest pyramids.

The ancient wall lies about 60m and lies south of Pharaoh's pyramid of the 12th dynasty, King Amenemhat II, also in Dahshur.

The findings also included funeral masks, as well as instruments dating back to the late period, which lasted almost until the conquest of Egypt by Alexander the Great in 332 B.C.

Egypt in recent years has sought to promote archaeological discoveries across the country in a bid to revive tourism, which received a blow from riots that followed the 2011 uprising.