Egypt discovers five 4,000-year-old ancient tombs

STORY: Egypt discovers five 4,000-year-old ancient tombs DATELINE: March 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:32 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: SOCIETY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the stepped pyramid to the archaeological site 2. various of the archaeological scene 3. various of Mustafa Waziri, Secretary-General of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, briefing at the excavation site 4. various of tombs 5. SOUNDBITE (English): MOSTAFA WAZIRI, Secretary-General of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities 6. various of Mustafa Waziri introducing cultural relics 7. various of tombs STORYLINE: The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced on Thursday the discovery of five 4,000-year-old ancient tombs in the Saqqara archaeological sites southwest of Cairo. "The Egyptian archaeological mission uncovered five tombs about 100 meters northwest of the Merenre Pyramid in southern Saqqara," the ministry said in a statement. The tombs contain finds and objects dating back to the end of the Old Kingdom spanning from 268