“Current study of the pottery and the fragmentary inscriptions found so far suggest that it is the tomb of several members of the royal family of the 18th dynasty” who ruled the country from 1550 BC. to 1292 BC ruled, he emphasized.
Luxor.
Future studies will unveil more mysteries about the site and its architecture, Waiziri said.
On this subject, he explained that only a staircase carved in the rock, two corridors and a partially painted chamber have been discovered so far.
Piers Litherland, head of the mission on the British side, noted that the tomb was badly damaged by floods in antiquity.
Historians believe that the greatest splendor of ancient Egypt was reached during this dynasty, whose most important figure was Pharaoh Thutmosis III. who was known for his numerous conquests.
With Thutmosis III. the empire reached its greatest territorial extent in its more than three thousand year history. (ALH)
Taken from the Latin Press
Pink granite sarcophagus found in Saqqara necropolis