Cairo, Egypt—according to one ahram online According to the report, human skeletal remains have been found in the excavation of a tomb made of mud bricks of “Panehsi” in the Necropolis of Heliopolis. Underneath the tomb, Hisham El-Lethy of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities said researchers found a collection of cosmetic tools, a copper mirror and two alabaster kohl containers that contained traces of cosmetics. The third kohl container in the cache was made from obsidian. Two light blue faience vessels were also recovered. On one of them there were six inscribed scarabs, two of which appeared to be overlaid with gold. A duck-shaped amulet and an Atef crown-shaped amulet were found in the collection of faience amulets, besides two carnelian stones, a pink stone enclosed in a metal frame believed to be gold, and a greenish-blue stone. Five pairs of gold earrings of different sizes were also found. Mohamed Abdel Badie of the Supreme Council of Antiquities commented, “Additional limestone blocks containing hieroglyphic inscriptions were also uncovered, further increasing the archaeological importance of the site and supporting efforts to better understand its chronological and cultural development.” To read in depth about the excavations at Heliopolis, visit “egypt’s eternal city”
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