Egypt archaeologists have discovered three ancient tombs containing sarcophagi in the south of the country in a cemetery dating back about 2,000 years. The antiquities ministry today said the tombs excavated in the Al-Kamin al-Sahrawi area in Minya province south of Cairo were in burial grounds constructed some time between the 27th Dynasty and the Greco-Roman period. <br/><br/>The team found a collection of sarcophagi of different shapes and sizes, as well as clay fragments. One of the tombs, which was reached through a shaft carved in rock, contained four sarcophagi each sculpted to depict a human face. Another tomb held the remains of two sarcophagi and six burial holes, including one for the burial of a small child.<br/><br/>The statement said Clay fragments found at the site "date the tombs between the 27th Dynasty (founded in 525 BC) and the Greco-Roman era (between 332 BC and the fourth century).