An ancient tomb dating back nearly 3,500 years has been discovered in the southern Egyptian city of Luxor, Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Monuments said, according to Xinhua.

The tomb was discovered by Egyptian and British researchers in the western wadis (valleys) of the Theban Necropolis on the west bank of the Nile River, said Mostafa Waziri, secretary general of Egypt's Supreme Council of Cultural Monuments.

The first items found so far in the tomb indicate that it dates back to the 18th dynasty of the pharaohs Akhenaten and Tutankhamun, Waziri said in a statement.

The 18th dynasty, known as the New Kingdom, ended in 1292 BC and is considered one of the most prosperous periods of Ancient Egypt, adds BTA. 

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The head of the mission from the English side, Piers Litherland of the University of Cambridge, said that the discovered tomb could belong to one of the royal wives or princesses during the 18th dynasty.

Egyptian archaeologist Mohsen Kamel said the interior of the tomb was in "poor condition".

Parts of it, including inscriptions, were "destroyed in ancient floods that filled the burial chambers with sand and limestone sediments," Kamel added.

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