Egypt announced the discovery of what is being touted as the most important find since the unearthing of King Tutankhamun\u2019s tomb almost 100 years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A three-millennia-old \u201clost golden city\u201d from the era of 18th-dynasty king Amenhotep III, who ruled ancient Egypt from 1391 to 1353 B.C., was found in the southern province of Luxor, near some of the country\u2019s best-known monuments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The newly discovered city is located on the west bank of the Nile river, close to the Colossi of Memnon, Medinet Habu and the Ramesseum, or mortuary temple of King Ramses II, all of which are popular tourist destinations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With mud-brick houses, artefacts, and tools discovered from the reign of the Pharaohs, some are even calling the find an \u201cancient Egyptian Pompeii\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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