Newly discovered Saqqara tombs rewrites history of New Kingdom

An Egyptian archaeological mission in the Bubasteion necropolis in Saqqara has uncovered three rock-cut tombs dating back to the New Kingdom period. An expert in Egyptian antiquities and director of the Zahi Hawass Foundation for Antiquities and Heritage, Ali Abu-Dashish, said that the new archaeological discovery has shed light on the administrative, military, social, and …