Amazing photo gallery to visit the “golden city” of Luxor, over 3000 years old

Archaeologists and researchers revealed the discovery of a city of craftsmen more … than 3000 years old, very close to Luxor, in Egypt. These are different workshops, ovens, brick walls, ceramics and jewelry: the city of artisans linked to the rey Amenhotep III, It was presented to the press by the Egyptian authorities, anxious to promote cultural tourism.

The recently discovered remains near Luxor represent “only part” of a “lost city” more than 3000 years old, report today the Egyptian authorities and the archaeologist Zahi Hawas, who supervised the excavations.

“We only found part of the city,” Hawas said in a press presentation of the ancient city, located on the west bank of the Nile, before adding that “the city extends to the ‘west and north “.

According to the archaeologist, the excavations, in the city buried under the sand for millennia, will continue for a few more years.

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Egyptian archaeologists, who began investigations at this site in September 2020, found hundreds of ceramics, dried meat, wine, small statues and jewelry. They claim that the discovered city dates from King Amenophis III, who ascended the throne in 1391 BC The antiquity of the objects was established by ceramic stamps.

“We found three main quarters: one for the administration, a dormitory for the workers and one for the industry”, he said, before adding that another place was reserved for the production of meat. dried.

Among other discoveries, Hawass cites “a place of sewing, for the manufacture of sandals”, as well as “molds for amulets” and small statues. Experts also found a “large fish covered in gold” which was perhaps revered.

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According to the archaeologist, this is the “most important discovery since Tutankhamun’s tomb” in 1922.

In the photographs, we can see a series of clay brick walls, as well as streets that pass between the buildings. Likewise, a series of ceramics, jewelry and amulets found in the ruins have also been exhibited to the press around the world.

For his part, José Galan, head of the Spanish mission Dra Abu el Naga, near the site of the ancient city, recognizes that it is a “fantastic discovery”. “We are more used to discoveries linked to temples and tombs (…) and not so much to human settlements”, explains the Spanish archaeologist.

“It’s not just a city, you can also see economic activity, workshops, ovens,” he added. Mostafa Waziri, the secretary general of the Egyptian General Council of Antiquities.

Egypt, which seeks to bring back tourists after years of instability, had already valued its archaeological heritage last week by organizing a high-profile parade of pharaoh mummies in Cairo.

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In January, the authorities revealed to the public some 50 sarcophagi over 3,000 years old. These “treasures” had been discovered at Saqqarah, about fifteen kilometers south of the famous pyramids of the Giza plateau.

Several archaeologists, including Egyptian Tarek Farag, have claimed that the area in which the find was made was excavated over 100 years ago and that the city in question was found there.