Updated Apr 09, 2021 | 13:41 IST
It lay buried under the sand - Archaeology experts have said the discovery of Aten – called the ‘lost golden city’ – is the largest ancient city uncovered in Egypt. Aten, ancient Egyptian city found
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This is easily Egypt s biggest moment since the discovery of Boy King Tutankhamun s tomb.
Famed Egyptologist Zahi Hawass announced the discovery of the “lost golden city” found buried under the sand near Luxor, home of the Valley of the Kings.
The city is 3,000 years old, dates to the reign of Amenhotep III, and continued to be used by Tutankhamun and Ay.