Next: the Tombs of the Kings near #Paphos. They were never meant for kings but rather for VIPs of the #Hellenistic and #Ptolomaic period. It's an unusual #necropolis because the tombs imitate the houses of the time, but underground! They're actual houses of the dead - with a view

Ancient Egyptian necropolis contains 'message from afterl... The newly discovered site, south of Cairo, is over 2,000 ...

Ancient #necropolis discovered in #Egypt near the city of #Minya, south of Cairo. #BurialShafts dating from the late #Pharaonic period to the early #Ptolomaic era of around 300 BC, containing 40 #sarcophagi.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-43196877 via @BBC