Famed Egyptian Archaeologist Reveals Details of Ancient City

Famed Egyptian Archaeologist Reveals Details of Ancient City
Dr. Zahi Hawass talks to media in a 3,000-year-old lost city in Luxor province, Egypt, on April 10, 2021. Mohamed Elshahed/AP Photo
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CAIRO—Egypt’s best-known archaeologist on Saturday revealed further details on a Pharaonic city recently found in the southern province of Luxor.

Zahi Hawass said that archaeologists found brick houses, artifacts, and tools from pharaonic times at the site of the 3,000-year-old lost city. It dates back to Amenhotep III of the 18th dynasty, whose reign is considered a golden era for ancient Egypt.