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From a ‘lost city of gold’ to a mysterious gigantic chamber complex – three most breathtaking discoveries from Ancient Egypt

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ANCIENT EGYPT is one of the most well-studied periods in history and archaeologists continue to uncover important finds to this day.

We’ve rounded up three of the greatest ancient Egyptian discoveries in modern history.

This lost city was discovered in 2021 in Luxor, EgyptCredit: AFP
The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities announced the find in April 2021Credit: AFP

In April 2021, the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities announced the discovery of a city called The Rise of Aten.

It dates back to the reign of Amenhotep III, which took place about 3,000 years ago.

The city was discovered during an Egyptian mission near Luxor.

Experts called it the ‘most important discovery since Tutankhamun’s tomb’.

It was also nicknamed “Golden City of Luxor” and became “the largest” ancient city ever found in Egypt.

The “Golden City of Luxor” was mentioned in ancient texts, which led many experts to try to search for it over the years.

ABU SIMBEL

This rock facade was the entrance to the temple of Ramses II at Abu SimbelCredit: Getty

Abu Simbel is a place known for two enormous rock-cut temples, with some of the most amazing rock facades dating back to ancient Egypt.

It was built by Ramesses II in the 13th century BC.

The temples contained mysterious chambers so complex that sunlight illuminated a statue of Ramses II twice a year when the sun aligned with the temple entrance.

The site was discovered in 1817, but in 1960 the entire complex was moved and rebuilt on higher ground due to the construction of a new dam.

THE TOMB OF TUTANKHAMUNS

Tutankhamun’s tomb is one of the most famous archaeological findsCredit: AFP
The grave was found in 1921 by Howard CarterCredit: Corbis

King Tutankhamun is Egypt’s most famous ancient pharaoh.

He ruled over 3,000 years ago from 1332 to 1323 BC. about Egypt.

Tut is known as the “boy king” as he was only 10 years old when he took the throne.

The young pharaoh is also known for the so-called curse that haunts his tomb.

After the discovery of the tomb in 1922, archaeologists and even their relatives died of terrible diseases or strange accidents – and some say the deaths were no coincidence.

Tutankhamun and many of the artifacts in his tomb have since been moved to the Great Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt.

Curse of the Pharaohs – who died after King Tutankhamun’s tomb was opened?

Tutankhamun’s tomb was opened on November 29, 1922. These are the deaths that followed…

  • Lord Carnarvon (died 5 April 1923) – a financier of the excavation, he died of an infected mosquito bite
  • George Jay Gould I (died May 16, 1923) – a grave visitor who died of fever after his visit
  • Prince Ali Kamel Fahmy Bey (died July 10, 1923) – an Egyptian prince who was shot and killed by his wife
  • Colonel the Hon. Aubrey Herbert, MP (died 26 September 1923) – Lord Cardnarvon’s half-brother, he died of blood poisoning related to dental work
  • Sir Archibald Douglas-Reid (died January 15, 1924) – the radiologist at whose grave X-Ray Tut died of a mysterious illness
  • Sir Lee Stack (died 19 November 1924) – Governor-General of Sudan was assassinated while driving through the Egyptian capital Cairo
  • A.C. Mace (died April 6, 1928) – member of Howard Carter’s excavation team, he died of arsenic poisoning
  • The Hon. Mervyn Herbert (died 26 May 1929) – another half-brother of Lord Carnarvon, he died of malarial pneumonia
  • Captain the Hon. Richard Bethell (died 15 November 1929) – Howard Carter’s personal secretary, he died of suspected asphyxiation in a club in Mayfair
  • Richard Luttrell Pilkington Bethell (died February 20, 1930) – father of Richard Bethell, he supposedly threw himself from his seventh floor apartment
  • Howard Carter (died February 16, 1923) – Carter opened Tut’s grave and died of Hodgkin’s disease at age 64. His older brother William died the same year

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