The tomb, on the West Bank of the Nile near the Valley of the Kings, contained perfectly preserved woman
Her ‘magnificent’ coffin was found inside the tomb carved in wood with eyes inlaid with golden sheets
Was found in same tomb as Thaw-Rakht-If, a priest who took care of the mummification shrine at Mut temple
The walls of the tomb were adorned with colorful paintings of pharaonic royalty and of the deceased’s family
Egyptian Antiquities Minister Mostafa Waziri said the tomb was uncovered beneath 300 metres of debris
The mummy of a 3,000-year-old woman has been found almost perfectly preserved in a coffin in Egypt.
The sarcophagus was one of two found in an ancient tomb in El-Asasef, Luxor, on the bank of the River Nile near the Valley of the Kings.
The first one had been opened earlier and examined by Egyptian antiquities officials and contained a priest who oversaw the embalming of pharaohs.
“One sarcophagus was rishi-style, which dates back to the 17th dynasty, while the other sarcophagus was from the 18th dynasty,” Minister of Antiquities Khaled Al Anani said. “The two tombs were present with their mummies inside.”
The Eighteenth Dynasty dates back to the 13th century BC, a period noted for some of the most well known Pharaohs, including Tutankhamen and Ramses II.
It was the first known time that authorities had opened a previously unopened sarcophagus before international media.
Skeletons were found in the ancient tomb in El-Asasef, Luxor, on the bank of the River Nile near the Valley of the Kings
Egyptian archaeologists move the cover of an intact sarcophagus, inside Tomb TT33 in Luxor, containing the ‘perfectly intact’ 3,000-year-old woman
Earlier in the day, authorities also revealed in the same area the tomb of the overseer of the mummification shrine identified as Thaw-Irkhet-if.
The tomb contained five coloured masks and some 1,000 Ushabti statutes – the miniature figurine of servants to serve the dead in the afterlife.
Three-hundred meters of rubble were removed over five months to uncover the tomb, which contained coloured ceiling paintings depicting the owner and his family.
The tomb, which also contains mummies, skeletons and skulls, dates back to the middle-kingdom almost 4,000 years ago, but was reused during the late period.
Ancient Egyptians mummified humans to preserve their bodies for the afterlife, while animal mummies were used as religious offerings.
Egypt has revealed over a dozen ancient discoveries since the beginning of this year.
Egyptian archaeologists work on restoring a wall with painted murals inside the newly discovered tomb at al-Assassif Necropolis
A child mummy lies inside the newly discovered burial at al-Assassif Necropolis, in Luxor, Egypt November 24, 2018
A view inside the newly discovered tomb at al-Assassif Necropolis, in Luxor, 700km south of Egypt’s capital Cairo, 24 November 2018
Egypt’s Antiquities Minister Khaled el-Enany (centre) and Mostafa Waziri (right), the Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, inspect an intact sarcophagus during its opening at Al-Assasif necropolis
A skull is seen inside a newly discovered burial tomb at al-Assassif Necropolis, in Luxor, Egypt November 24, 2018
An Egyptian archaeologist brushes the top of a carved black wooden sarcophagus inlaid with gilded sheets on November 24, 2018
An Egyptian archaeologist works on restoring sarcophagi inside a tomb at al-Assassif Necropolis, in Luxor, 700km south of Cairo
Egypt’s Antiquities Minister Khaled el-Enany (centre) and Mostafa Waziri (right), the Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, inspect an intact sarcophagus
The tomb at Al-Assasif necropolis on the west bank of the Nile north of the southern Egyptian city of Luxor was discovered earlier this month by a French mission
Egyptian archaeologists work on restoring pottery including plates and vases outside the newly discovered tomb at al-Assassif Necropolis
Egyptian Minister of Antiquities Khaled El-Enany announced that the Egyptian archaeological mission uncovered a Ramesside tomb of Thaw-Rakht-If, the overseer of the mummification shrine at Mut temple
Mostafa Waziri, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, speaks inside the tomb, which he said was discovered after removing 300 meters of debris
A close-up view of hieroglyphics carved on a black wooden sarcophagus inlaid with gilded sheets discovered by an Egyptian archaelogical mission at Al-Assasif necropolis on the west bank of the Nile
An archaeologist removes the cover of an intact sarcophagus inside the tomb TT33 in Luxor, Egypt
Archaeologists remove the cover of an intact sarcophagus inside the tomb TT33. El-Enany described the newly discovered intact sarcophagus inside the tomb as magnificent. It is carved in wood with eyes inlaid with golden sheets
French Professor Frederic Colin, head of the French mission in Tomb TT33 where the sarcophagus was found, said that the sarcophagus dates to the 18th dynasty and inside it a well-preserved mummy wrapped in linen was found
Egyptian Minister of Antiquities Khaled El-Enany (centre), French Professor Frederic Colin (left) head of the French mission, and Mostafa Waziri, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (2R), attend the unveiling of the cover of an intact sarcophagus, inside Tomb TT33 in Luxor
This picture taken on November 24, 2018 shows a carved black wooden sarcophagus inlaid with gilded sheets, which was , discovered by an Egyptian archaelogical mission at Al-Assasif necropolis on the west bank of the Nile north of the southern Egyptian city of Luxor
A carved black wooden sarcophagus inlaid with gilded sheets, dating to Egypt’s Late period, which has been described as magnificent
The tomb of the overseer of the mummification shrine has been unearthed in Luxor with its funerary collection at al-Assassif Necropolis on Luxor’s west bank, Egyptian Minister of Antiquities Khaled El-Enany announced
An Egyptian archaeologist works on restoring sarcophagi inside a tomb at al-Assassif Necropolis, in Luxor, Egypt November 24
An archaeologist works on restoring an ancient artifact outside a newly discovered tomb at al-Assassif Necropolis on November 24
An Egyptian archaeologist brushes the top of a carved black wooden sarcophagus inlaid with gilded sheets, dating to Egypt’s Late period
A skull from a child mummy lies inside the newly discovered burial at al-Assassif Necropolis, in Luxor, Egypt November 24, 2018
Egypt’s Antiquities Minister Khaled El-Enany gives a press conference outside the Temple of Hatshepsut on the west bank of the Nile north of the southern city of Luxor on November 24, 2018, about recent discoveries made at the nearby Al-Assasif necropolis
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