“So’oud Atun,” or the Rise of Aten, is the largest ancient city unearthed in Egypt to date (Credit: Zahi Hawass Center for Egyptology and High Council of Antiquities)
When famed archeologist and former minister of antiquities, Zahi Hawass, and his team set out to excavate an area near the Egyptian city of Luxor in September 2020, all they were hoping to find was King Tutankhamun s mortuary temple. Instead, the archeologists stumbled upon the largest ancient city ever found in Egypt. Hawass, who revealed the discovery on April 8, 2021, believes the enormous, well-preserved metropolis is the “So’oud Atun,” or the Rise of Aten, whose location has eluded scientists for decades.
By Madeleine Muzdakis on April 12, 2021
Egypt s “lost golden city” has at last been found. A team of Egyptian archeologists led by former antiquities minister Dr. Zahi Hawass announced in a statement on April 8, 2021 that they had uncovered the ancient city of Aten. The remarkably well-preserved city is over 3,000 years old and dates to the New Kingdom period of Egyptian history. Egyptologists around the world are hailing the discovery as in the words of American professor Betsy Brian the “second most important archaeological discovery since the tomb of Tutankhamun.” The settlement is the largest ancient city so far unearthed in Egypt
A group of archaeologists has found the largest ancient city ever discovered in Egypt, dating back 3000 years.
The city, named The Rise of Aten, was discovered under the sand on the western bank of Luxor, lead archaeologist Zahi Hawass said in a statement.
It dates to the reign of King Amenhotep III, who ruled Egypt between 1391 and 1353 BCE, according to the statement. It was the largest administrative and industrial settlement in the era of the Egyptian empire, Hawass said.
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Archeologists say the city is 3000 years old.(Dr Zahi Hawass/Facebook)
Archaeologists found the city s streets flanked by houses, with intact walls up to 10 feet high and rooms filled with tools of daily life . left by the ancient residents as if it were yesterday, such as rings, coloured pottery vessels, casting moulds to make amulets, pots used to carry meat, and tools for spinning, weaving and metal and glass-making.
Archaeologists Discover 3,000-Year-Old Lost Egyptian City Left âAs If It Were Yesterdayâ
by : Saman Javed on : 10 Apr 2021 10:05
Archaeologists have discovered a 3,000-year-old Egyptian City so well intact it looks as if it was left yesterday.
The ancient city, which is named The Rise of Aten, had been lost under the sand since the reign of King Amenhotep III, who ruled Egypt between 1391 and 1353 BCE.
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One of the lead archaeologists on the project, Zahi Hawass, said it was the largest administrative and industrial settlement in ancient Egyptian history.