At Helwan south of modern Cairo was excavated a large ancient Egyptian cemetery with more than 10,000 burials.

The burial ground was discovered and excavated by Zaki Saad in 1942 to 1954.

[1] The excavations of Zaki Saad were never fully published, only several preliminary reports appeared.

The tombs range from small pits to bigger elaborated mastabas.

A certain Meriiti bears many titles on his stela and dates most likely to the First Dynasty.