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PHOTO GALLERY: Egyptian archaeologists unlock new secrets of Hatshepsut's temple




Visitors walk around a dig showcasing the tomb of an overseer of the palace of Queen Tetisheri, during a media event to announce new discoveries by an Egyptian archaeological mission in Deir El-Bahari on the Nile's west bank in Luxor. AFP

A display showcases a stele and multiple artifacts unearthed during a partial excavation of the Assassif Ptolmaic necropolis, during a media event to announce new discoveries by an Egyptian archaeological expedition at Queen Hatshepsut's Valley Temple in Deir El-Bahari on the Nile's west bank in Luxor. AFP

A picture shows a newly-unearthed carved relief during a media event to announce new discoveries by an Egyptian archaeological mission at Queen Hatshepsut's Valley Temple in Deir El-Bahari on the Nile's west bank in Luxor. AFP

Visitors look at newly-unearthed artifacts during a media event to announce new discoveries by an Egyptian archaeological mission at Queen Hatshepsut's Valley Temple in Deir El-Bahari on the Nile's west bank in Luxor. AFP

A display showcases multiple newly-unearthed artifacts, during a media event to announce new discoveries by an Egyptian archaeological mission at Queen Hatshepsut's Valley Temple in Deir El-Bahari on the Nile's west bank in Luxor. AFP

Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass poses for a picture in front of burial shafts and wooden coffins from the 17th dynasty, during a media event to announce new discoveries by the Egyptian archaeological mission he leads at Queen Hatshepsut's Valley Temple in Deir El-Bahari on the Nile's west bank in Luxor. AFP

Visitors look at newly-unearthed artifacts during a media event to announce new discoveries by an Egyptian archaeological mission at Queen Hatshepsut's Valley Temple in Deir El-Bahari on the Nile's west bank in Luxor. AFP

Archaeologists unearth pieces of pottery at an intact section of the Queen Hatshepsut Valley Temple's foundations in Deir El-Bahari on the Nile's west bank in Luxor. AFP

Stone fragments bearing scenes of rituals in well preserved colors are displayed on site during a media event to announce new discoveries by an Egyptian archaeological expedition at Queen Hatshepsut's Valley Temple in Deir El-Bahari on the Nile's west bank in Luxor. AFP

A visitor takes pictures of burial shafts and wooden coffins from the 17th dynasty displayed on site, during a media event to announce new discoveries by an Egyptian archaeological expedition at Queen Hatshepsut's Valley Temple in Deir El-Bahari on the Nile's west bank in Luxor. AFP

Archaeologists unearth and reassemble pieces of pottery at an intact section of the Queen Hatshepsut Valley Temple's foundations in Deir El-Bahari on the Nile's west bank in Luxor. AFP