American archaeologists have unearthed a pharaonic tomb from the 18th dynasty in Egypt's famed temple city of Luxor, officials said on Tuesday.
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Second ancient Egyptian tomb discovered in Luxor in less than a week
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The tomb, found at Al-Qurna archaeological site in Luxor, dates to the period of the New Kingdom (1550-1070 BC) and its walls show scenes of celebrations and daily life at that time, the antiquities ministry said.
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The tomb was found near the tomb of temple guard Amenhotep
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The scenes "are records of daily life practices that prevailed in that era," Antiquities Minister Mamdouh al-Damaty said in a statement.
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Both tombs are in the al-Qurna archaeological site in Luxor
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Damaty said there were signs that the tomb had been looted as some scenes and inscriptions on its walls were erased.
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| The tomb's shaft is filled of debris [Credit: Egyptian Antiquities Ministry] |
Last week a similar tomb was discovered at Al-Qurna.
Luxor, a city of some 500,000 people on the banks of the Nile in southern Egypt, is an open-air museum of intricate temples and pharaonic tombs.
Source: AFP [March 10, 2015]
