Egyptian archaeologists have discovered a Pharaonic tomb holding 50 mummies in Minya, south of Cairo.

The chambers, which were cut out of rock, are likely to have belonged to a middle class family who lived in the period from the fourth century BC to just before the birth of Jesus.

The archaeological finding was the first of 2019 and was unearthed through a joint mission with the Research Centre for Archaeological Studies of Minya University.