Afghanistan, July 14 -- Archaeologists have uncovered 18 ancient tombs containing 24 gold tongue-shaped amulets and a collection of well-preserved artifacts at an archaeological site on Egypt's Mediterranean coast, providing new evidence of funerary traditions practiced more than 2,000 years ago.
The discovery was made about 100 kilometers west of Alexandria at a site believed to be part of the ancient city of Locaspis, a thriving commercial and urban center that flourished from the Hellenistic through the Byzantine periods and played an important role in Mediterranean trade during the first centuries AD.
Researchers said 11 tombs were carved into bedrock nearly eight meters underground, while seven limestone tombs were constructed above ...