Archaeologists have found the tomb of Prince Userefra, the son of Pharaoh Userkaf, in Egypt.

To the south of the Egyptian capital Cairo, archaeologists have found the tomb of Pharaoh Userkaf's son, Prince Userefra, as well as a statue of Pharaoh Djoser moved to it. This was announced on April 18 by the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.

"A joint Egyptian mission led by the Supreme Council of Antiquities and the Zahi Hawass Foundation for Antiquities and Heritage discovered the tomb of Prince Userefra, son of King Userkaf, the first king of the Fifth Dynasty of the Ancient Kingdom, during the mission's work at the Saqqara archaeological site, as well as numerous important archaeological finds from this era and later periods," the ministry said. department.

It is specified that the discovered archaeological site contains many hieroglyphic inscriptions. Many of them describe the name and titles of the late prince. Among them, there is, for example, "the crown prince, the ruler of the Buto and Nekhbet regions, the royal scribe, the minister, the judge and the clergyman."

It is also claimed that an archaeological expedition for the first time discovered a statue of Pharaoh Djoser, his wife and 10 daughters in the walls of the tomb.

"Initial investigations have shown that these statues were located inside a room next to the step pyramid of King Djoser and were moved to the tomb of Prince Userefra at a late period. The mission will continue to work to find out the reason for the relocation of these statues from their original location here," the researchers said.

Another find was a sacrificial table with a diameter of 92.5 cm. A text with a list of sacrifices was printed on it. In one of the chambers of the tomb, scientists found a 1.17 m high black granite statue.

On February 26, Egyptian archaeologists completed work on the territory of the "golden city", which is located near Luxor. During the excavations, experts discovered an ancient complex for processing gold ores. The age of the find is about 3 thousand years. Scientists have also discovered an area where gold miners once lived.