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.

SArchaeologists have uncovered over 1,000 decorated stone blocks from Queen Hatshepsut’s Valley Temple in Luxor, alongside the tomb of Queen Teti Sheri, grandmother of Pharaoh Ahmose I. Led by Zahi Hawass,

Cairo: Egypt on Wednesday announced new archaeological findings, including 4,000-year-old tombs belonging to high-ranking officials and artwork from the era of Queen Hatshepsut, at an ancient necropolis in the city of Luxor.

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, on the west bank of the Nile.

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 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.