'Lost Gold City' discovered by Zahi Hawass in Luxor, Egypt

It was found by an Egyptian mission, headed by Egyptian archeologist Zahi Hawass in collaboration with Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities.

Known as "The Rise of Aten," the city dates back to the reign of Amenhotep III who ruled Egypt from 1391 till 1353 B.C.

The city was also once ruled by King Tutankhamun.

This ancient city is one of the most important discoveries in the West Bank in Luxor since the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb,

 Zahi Hawass said.

The mission, which started in Sept. 2020, unearthed 3 royal palaces of King Amenhotep III and tools of daily life.

This 3,000-year-old site is considered as the largest ancient city found in Egypt.  We found beautiful small statues of Tiye, the wife of King Amenhotep III, ancient shoes, places of sewing clothes, a fish market in which we found a big fish covered in gold, potteries, and an area of meat lockers which have inscriptions proving that they were built in the 37th year of Amenhotep III's reign.

Hawass said.