http://i2.cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/asset ... ge-169.jpgCairo (CNN)Egyptian officials unearthed eight mummies, 10 colorful sarcophagi and numerous figurines in 3,500-year-old tombs, the Ministry of Antiquities announced Tuesday.
An Egyptian archaeological mission found the tombs in the Draa Abul Nagaa necropolis near Luxor in southern Egypt. The main T-shaped tomb belonged to a city judge named Userhat and is typical of New Kingdom noblemen tombs, the ministry said in a statement.
New finds in Egypt
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New finds in Egypt
Egypt unearths 8 mummies in 3,500-year-old tombs