CAIRO, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- An Egyptian archeological mission discovered a group of family tombs in the western bank of Luxor city that dates back to the second intermediate period of Egypt (1677-1550 BC), the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said in a statement on Wednesday.

"The tombs are built on a 50 meter by 70 meter area that includes 30 burial wells," it said.