Discovery of Two Ancient Tombs Announced in Egypt

This mummy wrapped in linen, with its hands on its chest in the Osirian form, was found inside the long chamber of the Kampp 150 tomb. Studies suggest that the mummy could have been a top official or a powerful person in the Draa Abul Naga necropolis on Luxor’s West Bank, in Luxor, Egypt, Dec. 9, 2017. (H. Elrasam/VOA)

Egyptian excavation workers restore a mummy in a newly discovered tomb, known as Kampp 150, in the Draa Abul Naga necropolis on Luxor’s West Bank, Egypt, Dec. 9, 2017.(H. Elrasam/VOA)

An Egyptian excavation worker restores a coffin found inside the Kampp 150 tomb in the Draa Abul Naga necropolis on Luxor’s West Bank, Egypt, Dec. 9, 2017. (H. Elrasam/VOA)

Egyptian excavation workers restore funeral furniture found in a newly discovered tomb, Kampp 161, in the Draa Abul Naga necropolis on Luxor’s West Bank, Egypt, Dec. 9, 2017. (H. Elrasam/VOA)

Tourists snap photos of a mural depicting a funeral inside the recently discovered Kampp 161 tomb in the Draa Abul Naga necropolis on Luxor’s west bank, Egypt, Dec. 9, 2017. (H. Elrasam/VOA)

A collection of 450 Ushabti statues made of clay, wood or other materials are displayed near a newly discovered tomb in the Draa Abul Naga necropolis on Luxor’s west bank, Egypt, Dec. 9, 2017. (H. Elrasam/VOA)

Egyptian excavation workers guard a wooden statue of Isis-Nefert, a wife of Ramesses II, on display near a newly opened tomb known as Kampp 161 during an announcement by the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities about new discoveries in Luxor, Egypt, Dec. 9, 2017. (H. Elrasam/VOA)

Egyptian excavation workers restore clay vessels with different shapes near a newly discovered tomb in the Draa Abul Naga necropolis on Luxor’s west bank, Egypt, Dec. 9, 2017. (H. Elrasam/VOA)

Tourists look at 100 funerary cones on display found in the tomb of Kampp 150 in the Draa Abul Naga necropolis on Luxor’s west bank, Egypt, Dec. 9, 2017. Such cones were generally placed on outer walls of tombs, above the entrance. (H. Elrasam/VOA)

Egyptian police guard an excavation site in the Draa Abul Naga necropolis on Luxor’s west bank, Dec. 9, 2017. (H. Elrasam/VOA)