Remarkable photos show ancient human burials uncovered in Egypt, with clues to centuries of changing tradition

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Archaeologists discovered remains and artifacts in a Greco-Roman cemetery in Egypt's Nile Delta, dating from 332 B.C. to 395 A.D.
The site, Tell Kom Aziza, shows a transformation from a settlement into a burial ground over six centuries.
Burial practices varied, including simple pits, mudbrick-lined graves, and painted plaster coffins.
Individual and collective burials were found, with different orientations and hand positions, possibly reflecting social or ritual differences.
Rare skeletal remains of two wild boars, associated with the deity Seth, were discovered.
Pottery fragments from the Old Kingdom to the Greco-Roman period, along with domestic items, indicate millennia of site use.

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