Egypt says historical royal tomb unearthed in LuxorYesterday

Archeologists unearthed an historical tomb within the southern Egyptian metropolis of Luxor, identified for its treasures relationship again to the pharaohs, authorities mentioned Saturday.

Mostafa Waziri, secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, mentioned an Egyptian-British mission discovered the royal tomb in an historical website on the west financial institution of the Nile River in Luxor, 650 kilometres (400 miles) south of the capital of Cairo.

He mentioned preliminary examinations present that the tomb apparently belongs to the 18th Dynasty of Pharaonic Egypt, which spanned from 1550 B.C. to 1292 B.C.

The tomb is the newest in a collection of historical discoveries Egypt has touted lately in hopes of attracting extra vacationers. Egypt has been attempting to revive its tourism sector, a significant supply of overseas foreign money. The sector is closely reliant on the nation’s historical treasures.