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According to Betsy Bryan, a professor of Egyptian art and archeology at Johns Hopkins University, this is “the second most important archaeological discovery since the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb,” nearly 100 years ago.
“Many foreign missions have been looking for this city and have never found it,” Hawass said. Archaeologists began unearthing the desert remains of the city near Luxor in September 2020. The city, according to experts, is well preserved: masonry walls and premises with everyday objects were found. To date, several administrative and residential neighborhoods have been excavated. Archaeologists have found jewelry, colored ceramic utensils and scarab amulets, as well as a bakery with ovens and storage utensils.
The city “allows us to look at the life of ancient Egyptians at a time when the kingdom was the richest,” said Professor Bryan. According to scholars, the city still existed under the rule of Amenhotep’s successors, Tutankhamun and Ai.
Pharaoh Amenhotep III until his death in 1354 BC. C. I ruled a kingdom that stretched from the Euphrates River in what is now Iraq and Syria to Sudan. He ruled for almost four decades.
