Email this article Cairo Tomb Find Volume 57 Number 6, November/December 2004 Construction workers in a Cairo slum recently uncovered a 26th Dynasty (664-525 B.C.) tomb submerged in ground water. Once the tomb was pumped, archaeologists recovered amulets, gold ornaments, and a carved sarcophagus holding a mummy. © 2004 by the Archaeological Institute of America www.archaeology.org/0411/newsbriefs/cairo.html Share this page:   Share Stay up-to-date on news and new features on our website. Click here to sign up. Buy current & back issues: See what's available!

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