Egyptologists uncover rare tombs from before the Pharaohs Reuters | Apr 28, 2021 11:37 PM EDT A view shows the archeological site of 110 tombs at the Nile Delta, in this image released on April 27, 2021 by an archaeological mission operating in the archaeological area of Dakahlia Governorate (Photo : The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities/Handout via REUTERS) Egyptian archaeologists working on the Nile Delta have uncovered dozens of rare predynastic tombs dating to the period before Egypt's Pharaonic kingdoms first emerged more than 5,000 years ago. They also found tombs nearby from the later Hyksos period (1650 to 1500 B.C.), when Western Asian migrants took over the country, putting an end to Egypt's Middle Kingdom.