Egypt has reopened two ancient tombs in the Al-Khokha archaeological area on Luxor's West Bank (a major site of pharaonic burial grounds on the western bank of the Nile) following renovation works. The tombs of Amenhotep-Rabuia and his son Samut, both doorkeepers to the god Amun, date to the 18th Dynasty under pharaohs Thutmose III and Thutmose IV — a period officials describe as Egyptian civilisation's peak — and are decorated with elaborate wall paintings depicting agriculture, crafts, wine production, and funerary scenes. Despite the relatively modest rank of their occupants, Egypt's tourism ministry says the paintings are considered masterpieces of ancient Egyptian art, with inscriptions and imagery remaining in exceptional condition.