Egypt … The discovery of the “lost city”, the beginning of solving the mystery of “Akhenaten” moving to Tell el-Amarna

In the western mainland of the city of Luxor in southern Egypt, the scientist turned to a new archaeological discovery of the city of “Ascension of Aton”, which dates back more than 3000 years. It was founded by King Amenhotep III, one of the most powerful and famous kings of the eighteenth Pharaonic Dynasty, then abandoned by his son, King Amenhotep IV (Akhenaten ) To a new city in Tel El-Amarna in Minya Governorate, and this move took place due to many mysteries that baffle scholars of Egyptian civilization to this day.

The discovered city was built of mud bricks, in a form of a tumbler, and mainly workers lived in it in the era of the Pharaohs who were working in the construction of the nearby Habu Temple and the tombs of the Kings in the Valley of the Kings, and like our current cities, the city includes several parts, including residential, part, administrative, and part containing food and pottery industries, etc. Inside it was found a skeleton that has not yet been analyzed, and artifacts of pottery, accessories and inscriptions, in addition to a large fish with a golden crust.

One of the greatest recent discoveries

In an interview with “Sputnik” agency, the Director General of the Antiquities of the Western Bank in Luxor, Fathi Yassin, describes this discovery as “one of the greatest discoveries that have been found,” explaining, “This city adds a lot to scholars of the ancient Egyptian civilization, because it is an integrated city from all parts that have been found.” Residential, administrative and industrial part.

Yassin continues, “All the archaeological finds that were found in this place are valuable, because we usually find tombs or temples but we did not find cities, so this city will introduce us to the method of architecture, city planning, housing planning, houses, urban planning for workshops, and what was found in the end. Importance, and everything dates to King Amenhotep the Third. ”

On the fate of the archaeological finds that were found, Yassin explains that they are still in the early stages of scientific research, and are still in need of restoration, as he says, “There are pottery pieces that have not been completed and have not been studied yet, because these are the first stages of research or detection, but there are A study of all the pieces, and then the place where they will be placed is chosen and any Egyptian museum is chosen.

Yassin does not expect that the city will open to tourists at least three years ago, as he says, “What has been revealed may only be 30% of this city, and there are excavations that will take place in the next three archaeological seasons (the archaeological season begins in September and ends in May every year).

He explains, “This city has an extension from the western side and the northern side that have not yet been implemented, and therefore during the coming seasons we expect more discoveries in this part, some of which may be cemeteries.”