Archaeologists in Egypt have found a that has three mummies inside it. The tomb is over 3,500 years old. It contains the mummified of a woman and her two sons. Archaeologists say the tomb belonged to a goldsmith called Amenemhat and that the woman may be his . There was a of the goldsmith, sitting beside the woman. The tomb was found near the of Luxor on the River Nile. Luxor is about 700km south of Egypt's city Cairo. Archaeologists say the woman was about 50 years when she died. Tests show that she died because she had a bone disease. Her two sons were in their 20s and 30s. All three bodies were in very good .
The site that contains Amenemhat's tomb consists of a courtyard and burial shafts. It was discovered by an Egyptian archaeological from Luxor Antiquities. The discovery came after six years of digging on the site. Dr Yousef Khalifa, Egypt's former of antiquities, told Arab News: "Luxor alone has one- of the world's ancient and visitors will enjoy exploring the newly found ancient Egyptian relics." Dr Khalifa hopes the new will help Egypt's tourism . He said many will come to see the new mummies. Current head of antiquities, Dr Khaled al-Anani, hopes archaeologists will find more mummies in the .
