Archaeologists in Egypt announce discovery of 4,000-year-old stone slabs
The latest find was in a district of the capital, Cairo.
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Archaeologists working at a dig in Egypt have found several fragments of stone slabs with inscriptions dating back up to 4,000 years.
The Antiquities Ministry said on Tuesday that the artefacts were the latest finds in eastern Cairo’s Matariya neighbourhood.
Some of the fragments date back to the 12th and the 20th Dynasties and the Third Intermediate Period while others are more recent.
Egypt frequently announces archaeological discoveries, hoping this will spur interest in its ancient treasures and revive tourism, which was hit hard by political turmoil following the 2011 uprising.
