Archaeologists have uncovered three wooden pharaonic sarcophagi, dating back to the 20th century BC, Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities said in a statement today.

Archaeologists today fully unveiled the first tomb discovered in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings in over 80 years, and cracked open the last of seven sarcophagi inside to reveal embalming materials and jewellery.

American archaeologists have made the first discovery of a new tomb in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings since King Tutankhamun’s was uncovered in 1922, Egypt’s antiquities chief announced.

THE Irish priest who captured world media attention by running down the track at Silverstone on Sunday during the high speed grand prix race is facing one count of aggravated trespass following an incident at the Northamptonshire circuit.

Egyptian archaeologists have unearthed six 3,500-year-old tombs.