CITY DISCOVERED: Several neighborhoods and objects have been found in the city. Photo: KHALED DESOUKI / AFP
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The most important archaeological discovery since Tutankhamun’s tomb, the professor believes in the discovery of the “lost golden city”.
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Egyptolog Zahi Hawass announced Thursday the discovery of the city – and claimed it is the largest find of an ancient city ever made in Egypt.
The city, which has been under the sand for 3000 years, has been named The Rise of Athens. According to Hawass, the city was founded by Pharaoh Amonhotep III, who ruled Egypt from 1391–1353 BC.
The famous pharaoh Tutankhamun is also said to have been in this city during his lifetime.
The “lost golden city” was found near the Egyptian city of Luxor.
—-RELEASES: A skeleton is one of the finds in the newly discovered Egyptian city. The photo was taken on April 10, 2021. Photo: KHALED DESOUKI / AFP
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Norwegian professor: – Significant findings
“The discovery of this lost city is the most important archaeological discovery since Tutankhamun’s tomb,” said Betsy Brian, a professor of Egyptology at John Hopkins University. BBC.
However, Axel Christophersen, professor of historical archeology at NTNU, says this to VG:
– I would say that it is one of the most important archaeological discoveries. But of course it depends on what you think is important in the story. The spectacular tomb finds concentrate on kings and pharaohs and it is very sensational. But in these cities you get an insight into how most people lived.
—-FINDINGS: A jar found in the city. The photo was taken on April 10, 2021. Photo: KHALED DESOUKI / AFP
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He believes it is time to shift the focus to the social aspects of Egypt’s history.
– It is obvious that this is a significant discovery, he says.
Left behind “as if it were yesterday”
– The excavation started in September 2020, and within weeks, to the team’s great surprise, formations of mud stones began to appear in all directions, the Egyptologist Hawass writes in his own statement.
He continues:
– What they discovered was a large city in good condition, with almost complete walls and with rooms filled with tools for everyday life. The archeological layers have lain untouched for thousands of years, left by the inhabitants as if it were yesterday.
Rings, jewelry, jars and ceramic tools are among the finds. Several neighborhoods have also been uncovered.
See photo gallery below:
DISCOVERIES: Several discoveries have been made in the 3000 year old city. Here are some of the jewelry and jars that have been unveiled.
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Large industrial settlement
According to Hawass, several have searched for this city, because the temples of the Egyptian regent Ay and General Horemheb are said to have been found in this area.
According to Egyptologist Hawass, this city was the largest administrative and industrial settlement in the Egyptian Empire in the western part of Luxor.
—-LARGE CITY: Several neighborhoods have been discovered in the city. The photo was taken on April 10, 2021. Photo: KHALED DESOUKI / AFP
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Some of the walls in the city are up to three meters high, he describes.
In the southern part of the city, discoveries were also made of a bakery and an area for cooking. There they also found stoves and ceramics used for storage. Hawass states that this kitchen distributed food to a large number of workers.
In the video below you can see what is hidden in the mummy coffin:
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