The tomb of a previously unknown pharaoh, King Woseribre Senebkay, has been discovered by archaeologists. The discovery took place at the site of Abydos, located some 300 miles south of where Cairo is today.

Lead archeologist Josef Wegner and his team from the University of Pennsylvania's Penn Museum were actually excavating the larger tomb of an earlier pharaoh, Sobekhotep, when they found Senebkay's tomb earlier this month.

Without cooperation of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, the discovery could have not been possible. The discovery is new physical evidence of a third dynasty of pharaohs. They were the ruler of a central area of Egypt about 3,650 years ago, the Second Intermediate Period.

It is believed that remains of as many as 20 other pharaohs are kept near King Senebkay's burial ground. The researchers found clear evidence of loots in the tomb.

When they entered the tomb, they found that Senebkay's mummified casing was ripped apart. Moreover, decorations and trinkets were removed from the tomb.

The archeologists managed to bring together most parts of the skeleton except the missing jaw bone. The researchers confirmed that the king was around 5 feet 10 inches in height and died in his late 40s. The name of the king was deciphered by the researchers from hieroglyphics on the walls.