A 3,000-Year-Old ‘Lost City’ May Be New Boon for Egypt Tourism
- Find is ‘second most important’ since Tutankhamun’s tomb
- Government wants to use ancient history to win back tourists
Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered a 3,000-year-old “lost city” buried under the sands in Luxor, home to the Nile Valley’s famed Valley of the Kings, the latest pharaonic-era wonder to be unearthed as the country seeks to revive its tourism industry.
The city, known as the “The Rise of Aten,” dates to the reign of Amenhotep III which began around 1,390 BC, and was later used by successors including Tutankhamun, according to a statement on Thursday from the Egyptian mission that made the find.