GIZA – The discovery of a 3,000-year-old city that was lost to the sands of Egypt is one of the most important archaeological finds since Tutankhamun’s tomb.
Egyptologist Zahi Hawass announced the discovery of the “lost golden city” on Thursday. It was unearthed within weeks of the excavation starting September 2020.
The excavation began on the west bank of Luxor near the Valley of the Kings, 500 kilometers south of the capital Cairo.
The find was the largest ancient city uncovered in Egypt. It is known as Aten.
The city dates to the reign of Amenhotep III, one of Egypt’s most powerful pharaohs. He ruled from 1391 to 1353 before Christ.(BBC)
