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The find near the Nile city of Luxor, is the tomb of Userhat,
a judge from the New Kingdom. It consists of an open court
leading into a rectangular hall, a corridor and inner chamber,
the Ministry of Antiquities said on Tuesday.
In one of the rooms in the tomb, archaeologists found a
collection of figurines, wooden masks and a handle of a
sarcophagus lid. Excavation is continuing in a second chamber.
Earlier this year, Swedish archaeologists discovered 12 ancient
Egyptian cemeteries near the southern city of Aswan that date
back almost 3,500 years.
In March, Egypt unearthed an eight-meter statue in a Cairo slum
that is believed to be King Psammetich 1, who ruled from 664 to
610 BC.
Hisham El Demery, chief of Egypt's Tourism Development
Authority, said tourism was picking up and discoveries like the
one at Luxor would encourage the sector.
"These discoveries are positive news from Egypt's tourism
industry, which is something we all really need," he said.
Tourism in Egypt has suffered in the aftermath of the mass
protests that toppled former president Hosni Mubarak in 2011.
Militant bomb attacks have also deterred foreign visitors.
(Reporting Mohamed Mahrous, Arwa Gaballa; Writing by Asma
Alsharif; Editing by Giles Elgood and Pritha Sarkar)
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