CAIRO — Egypt unveiled several discoveries near the famed city of Luxor on Wednesday, including ancient rock-cut tombs and burial shafts dating back 3,600 years.

People visit newly unveiled archeological discoveries, including 4,000-year-old tombs of high-ranking officials and artwork from the time of Queen Hatshepsut, at an ancient necropolis in the famed city of Luxor.

Archaeologists have uncovered intact portions of the foundation wall of pharaonic Queen Hatshepsut's valley temple in Luxor and the nearby tomb of Queen Teti Sheri, grandmother of Ahmose I, the first pharaoh of Egypt's golden New Kingdom era.

The artefacts, unearthed during a three-year-long excavation, were found in Deir al-Bahari area in the necropolis of Thebes on the west bank of the Nile

"This is the first time we have a complete set of the decoration of an 18th Dynasty temple," said Zahi Hawass, the Egyptologist who led the excavation project.

Cairo: Egypton Wednesday announced new archaeological findings, including4,000 year old tombs belonging tohigh ranking officials and artwork from

STORY: Archeologists have uncovered more than 1,000 decorated stone blocks from the foundation of an 18th dynasty pharaonic queen's valley temple in Luxor. Queen Hatshepsut died in about 1458 B.C. and was one of the few women to have ruled Egypt.

Archaeologists have discovered intact sections of the foundation wall of Queen Hatshepsut's valley temple in Luxor, as well as the tomb of Queen

Egyptian archaeologists announced significant discoveries near Luxor on Wednesday, including 3,600-year-old rock-cut tombs, burial shafts, and artifacts from various ancient periods. The finds were made at the causeway of Queen Hatshepsut’s funerary temple in Deir al-Bahri,