 Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities announced today the discovery of a huge cachet of sarcophagi near the ancient ruins of Thebes, now Luxor. An incredible discovery by any standards, apparently discovered in the condition the dynastic Egyptians had intended them to remain. Meaning they are still sealed and this will offer a small glint into the past emergence of an ancient civilization. And these sarcophagi demonstrate the mortal reality that these people sought to conquer. Cairo officials have described the discovery as one of the largest and most important discoveries to have been announced in the past few years. In a press statement they say they will hold a press conference on Saturday morning in Cairo to officially announce these findings to the world. Explaining that this is one of the most important discoveries in the past few years as it includes much more than 20 colored wooden human coffins in a state of conservation, colors and inscriptions in full splendor and view and steel sealed closed. Thought to date back to 1975 BC in the dynastic middle kingdom period, it's close to the valley of the kings which was used as royal tombs for over a 500 year period. The site too is a royal cemetery so it's most likely that they were the sarcophagi of prestigious members of society who would have been known by Pharaoh's extended family. Some of the tombs here are incredibly colorful and remain in pristine condition. Queen Hattep suits temple in the distance makes for a glorious vantage. It is just the latest discovery of ancient Egypt's artifacts in recent weeks. It comes less than a week after Egyptian authorities published details of an ancient industrial area in the Luxor area. This find included as many as 30 warehouses for workers. Many major archaeological discoveries could also help revive Egypt's flagging tourism sector which was badly hit by the turmoil following the uprising in 2011. And one can't help but feel that these types of releases may be on a schedule and having already being examined for importance before being made out to the world like they found it yesterday, maybe not. The Egyptian authorities have released a healthy collection of photos on the discovery and we can expect much more on the matter on Saturday. We will of course be keeping you guys up to date with the finer details of this so called biggest and most important archaeological finding Egypt for years. What do you guys think about this anyway? Check out our recommended video that is appearing on the screen right now. Comments below and as always, thank you for watching.