Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered remains of an ancient city in the desert outside Luxor which dates back to a golden age of the pharaohs 3,000 years ago.
The team began excavations in September 2020, between the temples of Ramses III and Amenhotep III near Luxor, some 500 kilometres south of Cairo.
Egyptologist Zahi Hawass announced the discovery of the “lost golden city”, saying the site was home of the legendary Valley of the Kings.
He said they unearthed the site of a large city in a good condition of preservation, with almost complete walls, and with rooms filled with tools of daily life.”
In a statement Thursday the excavation team called the find “the largest” ancient city that was lost under the sands, ever uncovered in Egypt
The statement said that within weeks, to the team’s great surprise, formations of mud bricks began to appear in all directions, and that the mission expects to uncover untouched tombs filled with treasures,”
Also items of jewellery have been unearthed, along with coloured pottery vessels, scarab beetle amulets and mud bricks bearing seals of Amenhotep III.
Professor of Egyptian art and archaeology at Johns Hopkins University, Betsy Bryan, said the city will provide a rare glimpse into the life of the ancient Egyptians at the time where the empire was at his wealthiest.
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