Archaeologists Unearth ‘Ancient Egyptian Pompeii’
The newly discovered city was built more than 3,400 years ago during the opulent reign of Amenhotep III, one of Egypt’s most powerful pharaohs.
A new archaeological discovery near Luxor in an undated photo from the the Zahi Hawass Center for Egyptology.Credit.Zahi Hawass Center for Egyptology, via Reuters
By Reuters
Published April 8, 2021Updated April 9, 2021, 4:56 a.m. ET
CAIRO Archaeologists said on Thursday that they had uncovered a large ancient pharaonic city that had lain unseen for centuries near some of Egypt’s best-known monuments.
The city was built more than 3,400 years ago during the opulent reign of Amenhotep III, one of Egypt’s most powerful pharaohs, according to the Egyptian archaeologist overseeing the excavations, Zahi Hawass.
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