Archaeologists have uncovered two ancient tombs dating back some 2,500 years in the southern Egyptian city of Aswan, state-run daily Al-Ahram reported on Friday.
The two rock-hewn tombs from Egypt's Late Period (662-332 BC) have been discovered on the west bank of Aswan, which straddles the Nile.
The tombs have a simple layout consisting of a rectangular front hall with stairs leading to the burial shaft where the remains of a sarcophagus and mummy are located, Al-Ahram said.
The tombs are in bad condition with undecorated walls lacking decorations, paintings or funerary collections, the daily quoted Aswan and Nubia's director-general of monuments, Nasr Salam, as saying.
Archaeologists from the Aswan Field school have not yet identified the tomb owners, but further study and excavation inside the tombs should yield further information, he added.
