At least two human skeletons were unearthed at the site. Although people were often mummified in ancient Egypt, it’s not clear if these two were.
(Image credit: Courtesy of the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities)
Archaeologists have discovered 18 ancient tombs in an Egyptian town along the Mediterranean Sea.
The tombs — which were unearthed in Marina el-Alamein (also spelled Alamin), about 60 miles (100 kilometers) west of Alexandria — date to the Ptolemaic (322 to 30 B.C.) or Roman (30 B.C. to A.D. 395) period, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said in a translated statement announcing the find.
Owen Jarus is a regular contributor to Live Science who writes about archaeology and humans’ past. He has also written for The Independent (UK), The Canadian Press (CP) and The Associated Press (AP), among others. Owen has a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Toronto and a journalism degree from Ryerson University.
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