Archaeologists discover 30 ancient coffins in Luxor

Intricately carved coffins with mummies from 1000BC 'biggest such find in over a century'

Egypt has revealed details of 30 ancient wooden coffins with mummies inside, which were discovered in the southern city of Luxor in the biggest find of its kind in more than a century.

A team of Egyptian archaeologists found a "distinctive group of 30 coloured wooden coffins for men, women and children" in a cache at Al-Asasif cemetery on Luxor's west bank, the ministry of antiquities said in a statement on Saturday.