Archaeologists uncover 3,000-year-old tomb near Egypt's Luxor
- July 12, 2026 / 2:46 PM EDT / CBS/AFP Add CBS News on Google Archaeologists uncovered a 3,000-year-old tomb near the southern Egyptian city of Luxor, authorities said on Sunday, the latest in a series of discoveries that officials hope will boost tourism.
- The tomb, identified as belonging to a man named Paser, was found by a Dutch archaeological mission from Leiden University in the Sheikh Abd el-Qurna necropolis on Luxor's West Bank, according to Egypt's tourism and antiquities ministry.
- The team of archeologists will work to identify people buried there and learn more about them.
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- July 12, 2026 / 2:46 PM EDT / CBS/AFP Add CBS News on Google Archaeologists uncovered a 3,000-year-old tomb near the southern Egyptian city of Luxor, authorities said on Sunday, the latest in a series of discoveries that officials hope will boost tourism.
- The tomb, identified as belonging to a man named Paser, was found by a Dutch archaeological mission from Leiden University in the Sheikh Abd el-Qurna necropolis on Luxor's West Bank, according to Egypt's tourism and antiquities ministry.
- The team of archeologists will work to identify people buried there and learn more about them.
Sources: CBS News, Times of India