The tomb of an ancient Egyptian princess has been discovered
south of Cairo hidden in bedrock and surrounded by a court of
tombs belonging to four high officials. Dating to 2500 B.C., the
structure was built in the second half of the Fifth Dynasty,
though archaeologists are puzzled as to why this princess was
buried in Abusir South among tombs of non-royal officials. Most
members of the Fifth Dynasty's royal family were buried 1.2
miles (2 kilometers) to the north, in the central part of Abusir
or farther south in Saqqara. The researchers aren't sure whether
the remains of the princess are inside tomb, as the
investigation is still in progress, Miroslav Bárta, director of
the mission, told LiveScience. Even so, they also found several
fragments of a false-door bearing the titles and the name of
Sheretnebty, the king's daughter. [Image Gallery: Egypt's Great
Terrace of God] "By this unique discovery we open a completely
new chapter in the history of Abusir and Saqqara necropolis,"
said Bárta, who heads the Cze