Ancient residential city, cemetery discovered in Abydos, Egypt

The head of the Egyptian Antiquities Sector, Mahmoud Afify, announced Wednesday the discovery of a cemetery and a residential city dating back to 5,316 BCE, the beginning of an important dynastic period. The discovery was made during excavations conducted by an Egyptian archaeological mission belonging to the Ministry of Antiquities...
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