The discovery of a royal tomb in the Western Valleys area on the western mainland in Luxor

The joint Egyptian-English mission between the Supreme Council of Antiquities and the Modern State Research Foundation at the University of Cambridge succeeded in discovering a previously unknown royal tomb, during the excavation work that the mission is conducting in Valley No. C in the Western Valleys area on the western mainland in Luxor.

This was stated by Dr. Mostafa Waziri, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, pointing out the importance of this discovery, as the initial evidence that has been uncovered inside the cemetery so far indicates that it may date back to the period of the rule of the Thamasya (the era of the 18th dynasty), which will be confirmed during the coming period until the end. From the archaeological documentation of the cemetery.

For his part, Dr. said. Fathi Yassin, Director General of Upper Egypt Antiquities and head of the mission from the Egyptian side, said that the mission is continuing excavation work and archaeological documentation of the entire cemetery, which will contribute to revealing the architectural planning of the cemetery in a clearer way, as well as its technical elements.

Dr. Mohsen Kamel, Director of the Western Valleys Site, added that the discovered cemetery is in a poor state of preservation as a result of the torrents that occurred during ancient times, which flooded its chambers with thick deposits of sand and limestone, which led to the obliteration of many of its features and inscriptions.

In the same context, Dr. explained. Piers Latherland, the head of the mission from the English side, said that the discovered tomb may belong to one of the royal wives or princesses during the period of the Tamasih rule, of which a large number of them have not been revealed so far.