The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities and the Supreme Council of Antiquities have announced the discovery of over 800 ancient tombs, which include some completely new findings. The newly found tombs, which are in a previously unknown cemetery, were found near Lisht, which is a very important archaeological site. They are an exciting discovery, and it is expected that they would help researchers to understand better how people in the Middle Kingdom period of Ancient Egypt lived. About Lisht Necropolis. Lisht or El-Lish is actually a small village due south of Cairo at Giza on the edge of the Sahara Desert....