Varret e lashta të Egjiptit

Pharonic-era mural inside the tomb of an ancient king, reopened after five years of restoration, Luxor, Egypt, Nov. 5, 2015. (H. Elrasam/VOA)

Egyptian workers remove dirt around royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Egypt, Nov. 5, 2015. (H. Elrasam/VOA)

While business is slow, tourists continue to visit the royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Egypt, Nov. 5, 2015. (H. Elrasam/VOA)

Tourists and journalists line up to visit newly opened tombs of ancient nobles in Luxor, Egypt, Nov. 5, 2015. (H. Elrasam/VOA)

Egyptian Antiquities Minister Mamdouh Eldamaty speaks about the art history depicted on murals inside the newly opened tombs of nobles who died more than 3,000 years ago, Luxor, Egypt, Nov. 5, 2015. (H. Elrasam/VOA)