The Egyptian city of Luxor on the west bank of the Nile has proven to be a treasure trove for archaeologists over the years, and houses many finds that can be dated back to the time of the pharaohs.
On Saturday, the Egyptian authorities were able to reveal that a recent excavation in the area revealed another burial chamber, writes the news agency AP.
They believe the burial chamber can be dated back to the 18th dynasty, which lasted from around 1550 – 1295 BCE.
MANY DISCOVERIES: There have been a number of excavations in Egypt in recent years. Here from the ongoing excavations in Luxor on 14 January this year. Photo: Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities / AFP / NTB
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The excavations are a collaboration between British and Egyptian archaeologists.
Piers Litherland, who has led the British research team, believes the burial chamber may belong to the wife of a royal, or a princess, writes the research website Phys.org.
According to NTB, the researcher believes that the burial chamber may belong to a person in the Thutmose family.
However, the burial chamber must be in poor condition. Among other things, the inscriptions are said to have been “destroyed by floods, which filled the burial chambers with sand and clay” a long time ago, explains the Egyptian archaeologist Mohsen Kamel.
The burial chamber is the latest of several discoveries made in recent years. According to the AP news agency, Egypt hopes to attract more tourists with the new discoveries.
