Builders laying the foundations for a mosque in northeast Cairo found a tomb dating from the Pharaonic period intact but submerged in ground water up to the ceiling of the tomb, official sources said Sunday.
The tomb contains an unopened basalt sarcophagus, slivers of gold dedicated to the ancient Egyptian gods Isis and Horus, and inscriptions showing the tomb belonged to a man called Ankh Khansu Derat Hor, the official news agency MENA said.
Unfortunately, the waterlogged nature of the tomb, which in some instances (anoxic water) can result in spectacular preservation of organic remains, will in this case probably lead to little preservation of much of anything except for sculpture and possible gold items.
But there you have it.