Egypt unearths 7,000-year-old lost city

Archaeologists discover huts, tools and 15 huge graves dating from first dynasty period in Sohag province

Egypt has unearthed a city more than 7,000 years old and a cemetery dating back to its first dynasty in the southern province of Sohag, the antiquities ministry has said.

The find could be a boon for Egypt's ailing tourism industry, which has suffered a series of setbacks since the uprising that toppled the autocrat Hosni Mubarak in 2011, but remains a vital source of foreign currency.