Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered three tombs dating back more than 3,500 years.
The tombs of prominent statesmen were discovered in the Dra Abu el-Naga necropolis in the southern Egyptian city of Luxor, according to officials.
The new discoveries date back to the New Kingdom period (1550 BC), with the names and titles of the tombs’ owners also found through inscriptions within.
Mohamed Ismail Khaled, secretary-general of Egypt‘s Supreme Council of Antiquities, said a further study of other inscriptions was needed to gain a greater understanding of the tombs’ owners.
The tourism and antiquities ministry released pictures of items discovered in the tombs, including artefacts and statues.
One of the tombs, which was mostly destroyed, belonged to Amum-em-Ipet, from the Ramesside period.
The other tombs date back to the 18th Dynasty – one belonging to a man called Baki and another to an individual named S.
Baki worked as a supervisor of the grain silo, while S was a supervisor at the Temple of Amun, a write and the mayor of the northern oases.
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Sherif Fathir, Egypt’s tourism and antiquities minister, described the discovery as a significant scientific and archaeological achievement.
Archaeology is one of the areas expected to greatly boost cultural tourism in the country, according to Mr Fathir.
