Egypt unveils 3,000-year-old 'lost' city near Luxor
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 that an Egyptian mission had 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.
Last year, archeologists started excavating in the area searching for the mortuary temple of King Tutankhamun. However, within weeks, archeologists found mud bricks formations that eventually turned out to be a well-preserved large city.
City walls, and even rooms filled with utensils used in daily life are said to be present. The newly unearthed city is located between the temple of King Rameses III and the colossi of Amenhotep III on the west bank of the Nile River in Luxor.
The city continued to be used by Amenhotep III's grandson Tutankhamun, and then his successor king Ay. Archeologists have also found clay caps of wine vessels, rings, scarabs, colored pottery, and spinning and weaving tools. Some mud bricks bear the seal of King Amenhotep III's cartouche, or name insignia.
(Source: AP)
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