Amazing Egyptian discovery: Village that predates pharaohs, pyramids uncovered

FoxNews.com/Science ^ | Sept 4, 2018 | James Rogers

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Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered a village with remains that predate the pharaohs by around 2,000 years.

Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities said that the Neolithic site was discovered in Tell el-Samara, about 87 miles north of Cairo. Chief archaeologist Frederic Gio said his team found silos containing animal bones and food, indicating human habitation as early as 5,000 B.C. Pottery and stone tools were also found.

The pharaonic era began around 3,000 B.C. and the Giza pyramids were built 500 years later.

The village is one of the oldest found in the Nile Delta, according to a Facebook post by the Ministry Sunday.

In recent years, Egypt has touted discoveries in the hopes of reviving tourism after the unrest that followed its 2011 revolution.

In a separate project, archaeologists recently unlocked the secrets of a mysterious ancient ‘cursed’ black granite sarcophagus.

The massive coffin, which was excavated in the city of Alexandria, was found to contain three skeletons and gold sheets with the remains. The tomb dates back to the Ptolemaic period between 305 B.C. and 30 B.C.

Experts also recently found the oldest solid cheese in the tomb of Ptahmes, mayor of the ancient city of Memphis.

A mummy buried in Southern Egypt more than 5,000 years ago, has also revealed its grisly secrets, shedding new light on prehistoric embalming practices. Additionally, a mysterious sphinx, was discovered during roadwork in the Egyptian city of Luxor.

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