3,000-year-old tomb near Egypt’s Luxor may belong to man named Paser

Archaeologists have uncovered a 3,000-year-old tomb near Luxor, Egypt revealing fresh insights into the country's ancient past. The tomb, discovered in the Sheikh Abd el-Qurna necropolis on Luxor's West Bank is believed to have belonged to a senior official named Paser, who lived during the Ramesside period. The identification comes from inscriptions carved on the tomb's walls, offering archaeologists valuable clues about its owner and the era in which he lived. According to Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, a Dutch archaeological mission from Leiden University made the discovery. The team of archaeologists will work further to identify the people buried there and learn more about them. Inscriptions identify the tomb's owner The tomb dates back to the Ramesside period (around 1292–1069 BCE), a time that includes Egypt's 19th and 20th Dynasties and some of the civilisation's most powerful rulers, including Ramses II.