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By Jessica MasonApr 9th, 2021, 3:19 pm
It takes a lot to make a city disappear, but it does happen. Pompeii was famously erased by a volcanic eruption but the Egyptian city of Thebes (now Luxor) was partially lost to time for a different reason: a religious revolution led by the Pharaoh Akhenaten. Thebes was the capital of Egpyt for over 150 years, but it was abandoned as part of Akhenaten’s attempt to remake Egypt into a different image, and then much of the city was forgotten and lost until time. Until now.
In a truly remarkable announcement, Egyptologists have announced the unearthing of ancient Luxor. The huge site, which includes many buildings is, according to Salima Ikram, who is part of the excavation, “a phenomenal find,” and she added: “It’s very much a snapshot in time an Egyptian version of Pompeii.”