LAURA GEGGEL, LIVE SCIENCE
10 APRIL 2021
Archaeologists have found a Lost Golden City that s been buried under the ancient Egyptian capital of Luxor for the past 3,000 years, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced Thursday (April 8).
The city, historically known as The Rise of Aten, was founded by Amenhotep III (ruled 1391-1353 BCE), the grandfather of Tutankhamun, or King Tut.
People continued to use the Golden City during Amenhotep III s co-regency with his son, Amenhotep IV (who later changed his name to Akhenaten), as well as during the rule of Tut and the pharaoh who followed him, known as Ay.
Follow RT on A group of archeologists has unearthed the remains of a sprawling ancient city near Luxor, Egypt, in what has been hailed as one of the most important discoveries in the past hundred years.
The city, which dates back to King Amenhotep III, who ruled Egypt between 1391 BC and 1353 BC, was once the largest administrative and industrial settlement in the ancient empire, lead archaeologist Zahi Hawass said in a statement.
The site was dubbed the
“Lost Golden City of Luxor” and is believed to be one of the largest ancient sites of its kind discovered in Egypt.
The ruins boast intact city streets flanked by houses with walls up to 10 feet high. Archaeologists also discovered rooms filled with tools of daily life, left by the city’s former inhabitants
3,000-year-old lost golden city discovered in Egypt
The city dates back to what is considered a golden era of ancient Egypt, the period under King Amenhotep III of the 18th dynasty. Author: Associated Press Updated: 6:00 AM CDT April 10, 2021
CAIRO, Egypt Egyptian archeologists have unearthed a 3,000-year-old lost city, complete with mud brick houses, artifacts, and tools from pharaonic times.
Noted archeologist Zahi Hawass said an Egyptian mission discovered the mortuary city in the southern province of Luxor. It dates back to what is considered a golden era of ancient Egypt, the period under King Amenhotep III of the 18th dynasty.
First look inside Egypt s lost golden city : Pictures show remains of 3,500-year-old metropolis that was founded by Tutankhamun s grandfather as archaeologists examine treasure trove of artefacts
Scientists announced the discovery of the 3,500-year-old city on Thursday, lauding its intact structures left standing as if it were yesterday
Today, the world was allowed a closer look at the stunning S-shaped walls which curve around the city s streets, as well as ornaments discovered inside houses, such as painted vases and opulent necklaces
The city, constructed by King Amenhotep III, a great grandfather of Tutankhamun who ruled around 1390 BC, is the largest ancient settlement ever discovered in Egypt
Saturday, 10 Apr 2021 09:37 PM MYT
A person holds an unearthed pot at the site of the ‘Lost Golden City’, which was recently discovered by archaeologists, in the West Bank of Luxor, Upper Egypt, April 10, 2021. Reuters pic
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LUXOR, Apr 10 Archaeologists today showed off their finds at what they say is the “largest” ancient city ever found in Egypt, dating to a golden age of the pharaohs 3,000 years ago.
At the site near Luxor, home of the legendary Valley of the Kings, workers carefully carried ancient pots and showed human and animal remains dug up from the earth as members of the media toured around curved brick walls and rudimentary streets.