An Egyptian archaeological mission from the Supreme Council of Antiquities has discovered a portion of a Greco-Roman necropolis at the Tell Kom Aziza archaeological site in Beheira Governorate. This finding offers new insights into the site's historical and archaeological importance, emphasizing its function as a multi-period settlement in Egypt's Nile Delta. The excavation revealed various burial methods, including simple burial pits where individuals were interred directly into the ground, and graves enclosed by mudbrick structures. Additionally, archaeologists found several burials within painted plaster coffins and others in barrel-shaped pottery coffins, a common type during the Ptolemaic period.
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