Ancient urban villa with shrine for ancestor worship discovered in Egypt
(PHYSorg.com Archaeology & Fossils)

Excavation work led by the University of Chicago`s Oriental Institute team has unearthed a large urban villa dating back to the early New Kingdom, about 1500-1450 B.C.E. The findings at the site of Tell Edfu in southern Egypt include a large hall containing a rare and well-preserved example of a domestic shrine dedicated to family ancestors.