Zahi Hawass announces findings from Luxor’s ‘Lost Golden City;

Zahi Hawass announces findings from Luxor’s ‘Lost Golden City;

Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass on Saturday highlighted several archaeological findings from the "Lost Golden City“ uncovered in Luxor's Habu.

These include tools and utensils, revealing that the ruins belonged to more than just graves.

Other findings included various pottery vessels, necklaces, knots, seals and dried fish in addition to up 10 kilograms of dried meat. Hawass noted that the city name's comes from the fact that it was dates to the end of Egypt's Golden Age, during the he reign of King Amenhotep III.

He added that many archaeologists doubted that this city would be found.

Hawass said that the city was a residential, administrative and industrial center filled with artisans and workers who designed jewellery and clothing, alongside a huge area built to store meat.

Scenes depicting the god Aten are prevalent within the ruins, with the western wing of the city containing information about King Tutankhamun, who came from Tel al-Amarna after the death of his father Akhenaten and ruled for ten years.

Hawass said that work had begun in this area in September 2020 to search for the funerary temple of Tutankhamun. The temples of Horemheb and Ay had previously been discovered in the same area.

Upon discovery, much of the city was in