Tomb Of Ancient Egyptian Princess Discovered Near Cairo

Statues of two men and a woman in a complex of 4500-year-old tombs, including one of a Pharaonic princess recently discovered south of Cairo.

CZECH archaeologists have unearthed the 4500-year-old tomb of a Pharaonic princess south of Cairo.

Egypt's antiquities ministry says Princess Shert Nebti's burial site is surrounded by the tombs of four high officials from the Fifth Dynasty dating to around 2500 BC in the Abu Sir complex near the famed step pyramid of Saqqara.

A recently discovered statue in a complex of tombs, including one of a pharaonic princess, in the Abusir region, south of Cairo, Egypt. Picture: Egypt's Supreme Council Of Antiquities

Ministry official Mohammed El-Bialy said today that further excavation was needed before the tomb could be opened to the public.

Czech archaeologists have unearthed the tomb of Shert Nebtis, a pharaonic princess, daughter of King Men Salbo, dating from the fifth dynasty (around 2500 BC) along with four other tombs of "high ranking officials." Picture: Egypt's Supreme Council Of Antiquities

Antiquities minister Mohammed Ibrahim said in a statement that the antechamber to the tomb of the princess includes four limestone columns and hieroglyphic inscriptions.

Four limestone columns with hieroglyphic inscriptions in the recently discovered antechamber of the tomb of a pharaonic princess in the Abusir region, south of Cairo, Egypt. Picture: Egypt's Supreme Council Of Antiquities

Egypt's vital tourism industry has suffered from the country's internal unrest in the wake of the 2011 uprising that toppled autocratic leader Hosni Mubarak.

Recently discovered statues found the tombs. Princess Shert Nebti's burial site is surrounded by the tombs of four high officials from the Fifth Dynasty dating to around 2500 BC in the Abu Sir complex near the famed step pyramid of Saqqara.  

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