Experts believe it was created by a master craftsman due to the small size of the stones, the variety of color, and incorporation of glass and pottery.

The Egyptian minister of tourism and antiquities called the trio of tombs a "significant" addition to the country's archaeological record.

The couple spotted the stone relief as they were clearing the infantry barracks.

The newly discovered relief depicts King Ashurbanipal in a divine conference with two preeminent Assyrian deities.

The remarkably preserved burial indicates a vast trade network and the importance of women among the Caral civilization.

The 1,300-year-old finds indicate that the area may have once been a thriving religious center during the Dvaravati era.

The contents of this scroll have been unknown for the last 2,000 years.

"The tubes are analogous to the rolled-up bills that high-rollers snort cocaine through in the movies," one researcher said.

They tried to barricade the door of a small bedroom with a bed.

Statues belonging to an earlier pharaoh were found within the tomb, indicating that it may have been reused nearly 2,000 years after the initial interment.