An American team has found what appears to be an intact tomb in the
Valley of the Kings, the first found in the valley since that of
Tutankhamun in 1922, one of the archaeologists said on Thursday.

The tomb contains five or six mummies in intact sarcophagi from the late
18th dynasty, about the same period as Tutankhamun, but the
archaeologists have not yet had the time or the access to identify
them, the archaeologist added.

The 18th dynasty ruled Egypt from 1567 BC to 1320 BC, a period during which the country’s power reached a peak.

The
Valley of the Kings in southern Egypt contains the tombs of most of the
pharaohs of the time but the archaeologist said the mummies in the
newly found tomb need not be royal.

"There are lots of non-royal
tombs in the valley. It wouldn’t be the only one by any means," said
the archaeologist, who asked not to be named because the Egyptian
authorities are planning a media event at the site on Friday.

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