February
14
/ 2019
Archaeologists working with the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities have announced the discovery of a teenage girl’s skeleton in an ancient cemetery beside the Meidum pyramid, a 4,600-year-old partially collapsed super structure located in the Beni Suef area, around 62 miles (100 km) south of modern Cairo. A report released by the Ministry on February 10 details the excavation at the Meidum pyramid which was led by archaeologist Omar Zaki. It also discusses the recovery of the child’s skeleton that was found in “a squatting position inside the tomb”, which unlike many treasure laden tombs in the region, was “empty of any grave goods or any other human remains.” [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_original","fid":"57359","attributes":{"alt":"The girl’s skeleton was found in a squatting position inside the tomb
