Country hopes find will boost tourism industry, which has been suffering since 2011 uprisingEgypt has announced the discovery of two small tombs in the southern city of Luxor dating back about 3,500 years, a find the government hopes will help revive the country’s ailing tourism sector. The tombs, located on the west bank of the Nile in a cemetery for noblemen and top officials, are the latest discovery in the city famed for its temples and tombs spanning different dynasties of ancient Egyptian history. The ministry said one tomb has a courtyard lined with mud-brick and stone walls and contained a six-metre burial shaft leading to four side chambers. Wall inscriptions and paintings suggest it belongs to era between the reigns of King Amenhotep II and King Thutmose IV, both pharaohs of the 18th dynasty. A cartouche carved on the ceiling bears the name of King Thutmose I of the early 18th dynasty, according to the ministry.

Source: The Guardian December 09, 2017 18:11 UTC