An Egyptian archaeological mission has announced the discovery of a 3,000-year-old “city of lost gold” (LGC) in the monument-rich city of Luxor. The mission, led by renowned Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass in collaboration with the country’s ancient Council of Antiquities, found the city lost under the sand, Xinhua news agency reported. The city was known as “The Rise of Athens”, during the reign of Amenhotep III, and continued to be used by King Tutankhamun.
Hawwas said in a statement on Thursday, “Many foreign missions have been working in the region in search of the Tutankhamun idol temple because these missions failed to find the city. Discovering the discovery as the largest city in Egypt, Haus explained that “LGC was founded by one of the greatest rulers, Amenhotep, the ninth king of the 16th dynasty, who ruled from 1391 to 1353 BC.” His son, the famous Amenhotep IV (Akhenaten), helped Amenhotep III to rule the city for eight years. LGC is the largest administrative and industrial system in the era of the Egyptian Empire on the west coast of Luxor, he said, pointing to the mission found several streets in the city decorated with houses and walls up to 3 meters high.
