An Egyptian archaeological mission working at Saqqara has uncovered the tomb of Sekhentiu-Ptah, a high-ranking official of Egypt’s Old Kingdom (ca. 2700–ca. 2200 BCE). In a separate discovery, the archaeologists also found a network of burial shafts containing human remains and funerary objects from later periods.

Heritage Daily reported the news following an announcement by Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.

The finds were made during the mission’s first excavation season in an area west of the Bubasteion necropolis in Saqqara. Taken together, they point to the ancient cemetery’s use over centuries.