A newly uncovered pair of Egyptian tombs has archaeologists taking a fresh look at the origins of one of the ancient world's greatest architectural achievements. Two Early Dynastic tombs sealed for about 5,000 years have been uncovered at the Jabal al-Tayr archaeological site in Egypt’s Minya Governorate. The latest discoveries at Jabal al-Tayr help fill in that earlier history. Credit: Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and AntiquitiesThe source explains that the earliest Egyptian tombs appeared around 3100 B.C.E. The two newly uncovered tombs belong to this key stage in the evolution of Egyptian funerary architecture.