A lost ancient Egyptian tomb has been rediscovered by archaeologists in the desert sands south of Cairo.

考古学家在开罗南部沙漠地区发现一座曾经遗失的古埃及坟墓。

The team is looking for a sarcophagus like this one discovered 100 years ago

The 3,300-year-old tomb is believed to belong to a mayor of the ancient capital of Memphis（孟菲斯） .

It was originally discovered by artefact（人工制品） hunters in the 19th Century, who then lost the tomb's location.

The tomb was located by a team of Egyptian researchers after a five-year search and they are hopeful mummified remains¹ are still inside.

Nile hunt carvings²

The tomb belongs to Ptahmes, who was also army chief, overseer（监督，工头） of the treasury³ and a royal scribe under the Pharaohs Seti I and his son Ramses II, during the 13th Century BC.

"Since 1885 the tomb has been covered in sand and no-one knew about it," Professor Ola el-Aguizy of Cairo University said.

"It is important because this tomb was the lost tomb."

The 70m-long tomb, located in the Saqarra necropolis（大墓地） , contains carvings depicting⁴（描写，描述） Ptahmes and his family hunting and fishing on the Nile River.

The team is still looking for the main chamber⁵ where it is believed the mummified remains and sarcophagus（石棺） of the occupants may still remain.