CAIRO, May 25 (Xinhua) -- An Egyptian archaeological mission has uncovered a mudbrick building dating to the 6th-7th centuries in the Manqabad area of Assiut Governorate, south of Cairo, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced Sunday.
Mohamed Ismail Khaled, secretary-general of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, said the two-level structure was covered in white mortar and contained several significant murals, read a ministry statement.
