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General view showing the site of 3,500 years old tomps near Saqqara Pyramid, at back ground, some 30 k.m. south Cairo Thursday, June 6, 2002 . Egyptian archeologists unearthed six tombs 3,500 years old dating back to the new kingdom in an unusual location: near the house of the old Kingdom in Saqqara, in north Egypt. Zahi Hawas, director of the mission, said the location is unusual because the new kingdom's seat of power is in south Egypt. This is telling of the government structure of the time. (AP PHOTO/Amr Nabil)