3,500-year-old Royal Tomb Discovered in Egypt

The entrance of another Middle Kingdom tomb number (KAMPP 150), in Luxor, Egypt, Sept. 9, 2017.

The work on the discovery started last April, in Luxor, Egypt. Photo taken Sept. 9, 2017.

Members of parliament and a group of foreign ambassadors to Egypt, heads of foreign archaeological institutes in Cairo and top officials from the ministry of antiquities attended the discovery announcement in Luxor, Egypt, Sept. 9, 2017.

A collection of 150 ushabti figurines are displayed during the announcement of the new discovery, in Luxor, Egypt, Sept. 9, 2017.

Egyptian archaeological worker restores pottery in Luxor, Egypt, Sept. 9, 2017.

A girl climbs the ladder leading to the burial chambers located 7 meters under ground, in Luxor, Egypt, Sept. 9, 2017.

Egyptian archaeological workers restore mummies and a sarcophagi in the (KAMPP 390) tomb, in Luxor, Egypt, Sept. 9, 2017.

Two Egyptian archaeological workers excavate at (KAMPP 390) in Luxor, Egypt, Sept. 9, 2017.

Two skulls and foot bones were found in the (KAMPP 390) tomb, in Luxor, Egypt, Sept. 9, 2017.

A hand of a statue was found during excavation of the (KAMPP 390) tomb, in Luxor, Egypt, Sept. 9, 2017.

A statue of Amenemhat sits next to that of his wife, wearing a long dress and wig, on a high back chair. Between their legs stands, in a smaller scale, a figure of one of their sons, in Luxor, Egypt, Sept. 9, 2017.

Statues of ahi inside the tomb (KAMPP 390) in Luxor, Egypt, Sept. 9, 2017.

An Egyptian woman holding a baby poses with a tourist at the Luxor temple, in Luxor, Egypt, Sept. 9, 2017. (H. Elrasam/VOA)

Tourists pose for a photo in Luxor temple, in Luxor, Egypt, Sept. 9, 2017. (H. Elrasam/VOA)