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INTERNASIONAL - Archaeologists in Egypt discovered what they described as an ancient city more than 7,000 years old.
The finding was made up of houses, tools, pottery and graves were great.
Location of the discovery is located on the banks of the Nile, near the Temple of Seti the First at Abydos.
Experts say, the size of the newly discovered 15 tombs that indicate a high social status of those buried.
Archaeologists believe, the city was occupied by key officials and the builders of the tomb. The city developed during the early era of ancient Egypt.
This discovery is expected to be a driving force for the tourism industry of Egypt's flagging since President Hosni Mubarak was ousted in 2011.
The findings of the archaeologists were so diverse, covering a wide range of buildings, shards of pottery and utensils made of metal and stone.
However, the most significant is the discovery of the graves of the great.
This location is believed to be inhabited by the officials and the builders of the tomb that may be involved in the construction of tombs of the courtiers in the holy city of Abydos not far from there.
It is a place filled with temples, the capital in the early period of ancient Egyptian history.
This valuable discovery is very exciting news, not just for the modern Egyptian archaeologists.
The discovery came as the country was trying to revive the tourism industry hit hard by political turmoil protracted.
Officials quoted in the Independent newspaper said, the inventors of the old town it is they who are members of the archaeological mission under the auspices of the Ministry of Antiquities of Egypt, and not a group of foreign archaeologists.
