Abusir necropolis - in pictures

Archaeologists and workers at the site of a complex of tombs, including one of a Pharaonic princess, in the Abusir region south of Cairo. Reuters
Archaeologists and workers at the site of a complex of tombs, including one of a Pharaonic princess, in the Abusir region south of Cairo. Reuters
An off-road vehicle passes near the 5th Dynasty Abusir Pyramids (2464-2323BC) of Dahshur, 30 kilometres south of Cairo. EPA
An off-road vehicle passes near the 5th Dynasty Abusir Pyramids (2464-2323BC) of Dahshur, 30 kilometres south of Cairo. EPA
Pyramid and Temple of Nyuserre Ini, Necropolis of Abusir, near Saqqara, Egypt. Getty Images
Pyramid and Temple of Nyuserre Ini, Necropolis of Abusir, near Saqqara, Egypt. Getty Images
Alabaster basins of the Great Slaughterhouses, Sun Temple of Abu Gorab, Necropolis of Abusir (Unesco World Heritage List, 1979), Egypt. Getty Images
Alabaster basins of the Great Slaughterhouses, Sun Temple of Abu Gorab, Necropolis of Abusir (Unesco World Heritage List, 1979), Egypt. Getty Images
The Pyramid of Neferirkare Kakai and Nyuserre's Sun Temple, Necropolis of Abusir. Getty Images
The Pyramid of Neferirkare Kakai and Nyuserre's Sun Temple, Necropolis of Abusir. Getty Images
Czech archaeologists continue to excavate the recently discovered tomb of the ancient Egyptian Princess Shert Nebti, daughter of King Men Salbo, dating from the 5th dynasty around 2,500 BC, with four other tombs of high-ranking officials near Saqarra pyramid. Reuters
Czech archaeologists continue to excavate the recently discovered tomb of the ancient Egyptian Princess Shert Nebti, daughter of King Men Salbo, dating from the 5th dynasty around 2,500 BC, with four other tombs of high-ranking officials near Saqarra pyramid. Reuters