Cairo: An Egyptian archaeological mission has announced the discovery of a 3,000-year-old “Lost Gold City” (LGC) in the monumental city of Luxor. The mission, led by renowned Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass, in conjunction with the country’s Supreme Council of Antiquities, found the city lost under the sand, reports the Xinhua news agency.
The city known as ‘The Rise of Athens’, dates from the reign of Amenhotep III, and is still used by King Tutankhamun. “Many foreign missions have been working in this area in search of the Tutankhamun mortuary because the temples of Horemheb and Ay were found here,” Hawass said in a statement on Thursday, adding that the missions could not find the city.
Describing the discovery as the largest city ever found in Egypt, Hawass explained that ‘the LGC was founded by one of the greatest rulers, Amenhotep III, the ninth king of the 18th dynasty who ruled from 1391 to 1353 BC ‘. His son, the famous Amenhotep IV (Akhenaton), helped Amenhotep III rule the city for eight years, he added.
The LGC was the largest administrative and industrial settlement in the era of the Egyptian empire on the western bank of Luxor, pointing out that the mission excavated some of the city’s streets flanked by houses, with walls up to 3 meters high. high. . The Egyptian mission, which began work on the discovery in September 2020, found a well-preserved city with almost complete walls and rooms filled with tools from daily living.
Source: Telangana Today