Some photos of the new tomb found in the Valley of the Kings by Otto Schaden's University of Memphis team. Photographs taken from Yahoo! News.

Anthropology & Archaeology Slideshow, Yahoo! News, USA, February 09, 2006.

cf. Intact tomb found in Egypt's Valley of Kings, AP via MSNBC, USA, February 09, 2006.

... Still unknown is who the tomb belonged to. U.S. archaeologist Kent Weeks, who was not involved in the discovery but has seen photographs of the tomb's interior, said its appearance suggested it did not belong to a king. "It could be the tomb of a king's wife or son, or of a priest or court official," he told The Associated Press on Thursday.

No matter who is in the new tomb, its discovery shatters the nearly century-old perception that there was nothing left to discover in the Valley of the Kings, where it had long been believed that the 62 previously known tombs were all there was, said Weeks, who made the last major discovery in the valley. "It clearly proves that the Valley of the Kings is still not exhausted," he said. "There are probably more tombs to be found in it..."

New tomb discovered in Valley by American archaeologists, Pravda, Russia, February 09, 2006.

cf. New Tomb Found in Valley of Kings, AP via Yahoo! News, USA, February 09, 2006.

cf. More ancient mummies found in Egypt, UPI, USA, February 09, 2006.

American archaeologists have uncovered a tomb in Egypt's Valley of the Kings, the first new tomb to be uncovered there since King Tutankhamun's in 1922, Egypt's antiquities chief announced.

The 18th Dynasty tomb included five mummies in intact sarcophagi with coloured funerary masks along with more than 20 large storage jars, sealed with pharaonic seals, Zahi Hawass, head of the Supreme Council of Antiquities said in a statement.

The statement, issued Wednesday, did not specify whether the tomb was believed to be that of a pharaoh. The 18th Dynasty ruled from around 1560 BC to 1085 BC, and Tutankhamun was among its kings.

A Memphis University team of archaeologists led by Otto Schaden found the tomb four meters below the ground, buried under rubble and stones five metres away from Tut's tomb.

Inside the rectangular tomb, the five wooden sarcophagi were surrounded by the jars, which appeared placed haphazardly, suggesting the burial was completed quickly, the statement by Hawass said...

New tomb found in Egypt's Valley of the Kings, AP via Jerusalem Post, Israel, February 09, 2006.

cf. EGYPT : FIRST DISCOVERY OF NEW TOMB IN VALLEY OF KINGS SINCE KING TUT'S, SAPA via African News Dimension, South Africa, February 09, 2006.

cf. ANCIENT MUMMIES DISCOVERED IN EGYPT, The Media Line, February 09, 2006.

An American team has found what appears to be an intact tomb in the Valley of the Kings, the first found in the valley since that of Tutankhamun in 1922, one of the archaeologists said on Thursday.

The tomb contains five or six mummies in intact sarcophagi from the late 18th dynasty, about the same period as Tutankhamun, but the archaeologists have not yet had the time or the access to identify them, the archaeologist added...

These articles are saying five kilometres from Tutankhamun's tomb whereas it should read five metres. The tomb is being excavated by the team from University of Memphis, Tennessee and their website can be found here Amenmesse Project. Thanks to Bob Wickland over at HallOfMaat for the link..

Intact tomb found in Egypt's Valley of the Kings, Reuters via ABC News, USA, February 09, 2006.

cf. Intact tomb found in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings, Reuters via Pierceland Herald, Saskatchewan, Canada, February 09, 2006.

cf. Intact tomb found in Egypt's Valley of the Kings, Reuters, USA, February 09, 2006.

Philadelphia's exhibit next year featuring the treasures of King Tut will be sponsored by Mellon Financial Corp., the company said Tuesday.

Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs will be held at the Franklin Institute from Feb. 3, 2007, to Sept. 30, 2007...

Mellon sponsoring Tut tour, Philadelphia Business Journal, Pennsylvania, USA, February 06, 2006.

cf. Mellon Financial Corporation Becomes Sponsor of 'Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs' Exhibition at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, Business Wire, USA, February 07, 2006.

Archaeologists who have been digging for more than a year at the villa of Roman Emperor Hadrian in Tivoli have unearthed a monumental staircase, a statue of an athlete and what appears to be a headless sphinx.

The findings were presented Tuesday by government officials who described the discoveries as extremely important for understanding the layout of the ruins. The staircase is believed to be the original entrance to the villa, which was built for Hadrian in the 2nd century A.D.

So far, 15 steps, each 27 feet wide, have been identified and archaeologists did not rule out uncovering more.

Officials said that the newly uncovered area of the site, northeast of Rome, would be open to the public within a year.

Archaeologists Unearth Headless Sphinx, AP via Yahoo! News, USA, February 07, 2006.

Yahoo! have a slideshow containing twelve pictures from the dig Anthropology & Archaeology Slideshow.

That famous golden face is on signs hanging along Fort Lauderdale's Broward Boulevard and the gigantic banner at the museum's entrance. It's on pamphlets advertising a special kid's adventure at Sawgrass Mills — "Be the Boy King at Wannado City!" — whatever that scarily entails. What you think is Tut's coffin is everywhere. Yet, it isn't really what you think it is. But more on this later.

The show is like Disney World, in more ways than one, filled with high expectations, some manipulation, and ultimately a well-stocked gift shop.

Just like in the Magic Kingdom, the first thing you'll do is queue up. You'll start your tour locked in a crowd-control room watching a portentous 90-second video with cameo narration by actor Omar Sharif — "A young boy, just 9 years old, ascended the throne. His name was Tutankhamun," Omar says — before you pass along into the exhibit...

Where's the Mummy?, Broward New Times, Florida, USA, February 09, 2006.