2500-year-old tombs found in Egypt - in pictures

Three golden tongue-shaped amulets were found inside human remains dating back to the Roman period. All photos: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
The sealed tomb of a man included four canopic jars.
Around 400 ushabti funerary figurines made of faience were found in the sealed tomb.
Contents from the 2,500-year-old tombs were discovered.
The limestone male sarcophagus contained a mummy, which was in a good state of preservation.
The funerary figurines found in the male's tomb.
The University of Barcelona set up the archaeological mission at Oxyrhynchus, the ancient name of El Bahnasa in El Minya governorate, in 1992.
Canopic utensils were also found in the tombs.
The golden tongues were found in human remains at the entrance to one of the tombs.