Trove of artefacts from Egypt’s last dynasty found in dozens of tombs

The items were discovered at the Tell al-Deir necropolis site in the Nile Delta town of Damietta (Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities via AP)

A trove of artefacts from Egypt’s last dynasty has been discovered in 63 tombs in the Nile Delta area, an official with the country’s antiquities authority has said.

Experts were working to restore and classify the finds which included gold pieces and jewellery dating to Egypt’s Late and Ptolemaic periods, Neveine el-Arif, spokeswoman for the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, said.