Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story:An archaeological team in Egypt’s Aga Khan Mausoleum area discovered a buried Greco-Roman tomb at the bottom of a stone staircase. Located on the Nile’s west bank in Aswan, the rock-cut tombs contain well-preserved hieroglyphic inscriptions. Vertical columns of hieroglyphic text run the length of the sarcophagus, and include prayers to local deities alongside a record stating that the tomb’s owner, Ka-Mesiu, was a high-ranking official. 38 was the crown jewel of the discoveries, and included a nine-step staircase surrounded by mudbrick benches that were likely meant to house funerary offerings. The elite were buried in tombs atop the plateau, while the middle class we buries along the slopes near the Aga Khan Mausoleum in Aswan.