Egypt archaeologists discover tombs dating back 3500 years in Luxor

3,500-year-old mummy found in a forgotten tomb near Luxor City, Egypt

The treasures of an ancient Egyptian tomb, believed to date back more than 3,500 years, were unveiled.

An Egyptian archaeological mission discovered the cemetery in the Wadi al-Assasif area near the southern city of Luxor, according to the Ministry of Antiquities.

Two coffins were found inside the tomb, each containing a mummy in very good condition.

Excavations on the site revealed about a thousand funerary statues, made of wood, made of clay, made of faines, and five colored wooden masks.

It is believed that the cemetery dates back to the age of the 18th Dynasty, according to the division of the ancient history of Egypt, which extended its reign from 1300 BC to about 1550 BC.

Mustafa Waziri, secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, said the team made the discovery after a work started on site in March.

He added that during the archaeological excavation archaeological mission was able to remove 300 meters from the rubble resulted in the discovery of the tomb of a person named "Thaw - R - Khet - F" was carrying titles, including an assistant in the Temple of God Mott, the supervisor of recruits and the author of the Holy Cabin, The mummification chamber, in the same temple.

The mission also found two canopies made of limestone, an alabaster vase, a papyrus fragment of Chapter 125 of the Book of the Dead, and remains of human bones.