Egypt inaugurates Old Kingdom tomb near Cairo
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A man takes photos inside a tomb in Giza, near Cairo, Egypt, Sept. 8, 2018. Egypt inaugurated Saturday an Old Kingdom tomb of a man called Mehu who was a minister during the end of the Sixth Dynasty. (Photo: Xinhua)
Photo taken on Sept. 8, 2018 shows the wall of a tomb in Giza, near Cairo, Egypt. A restoration work was carried out before its inauguration. (Photo: Xinhua)
The tomb, located in Giza near Cairo, was opened for the first time since its discovery in 1939 by an Egyptian mission led by Egyptologist Zaki Saad, Mostafa Waziri, secretary general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, told Xinhua. (Photo: Xinhua)
The walls feature scenes of the tomb's owner while hunting in a jungle or fishing. Others scenes showed harvesting, cooking and acrobatic dance, which was not previously shown in Saqqara before the sixth Dynasty. (Photo: Xinhua)
Egypt, one of the most ancient civilizations, has been working hard to preserve its archaeological heritage and discover the secrets of its ancient antiquities in a bid to revive the country's ailing tourism sector. (Photo: Xinhua)