ANCIENT EGYPT is one of the most studied periods in history and archaeologists are still discovering great discoveries to this day.
We’ve brought together three of the greatest discoveries from Ancient Egypt in modern history.
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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 occurred around 3,000 years ago.
The city was discovered during an Egyptian mission near Luxor.
Experts considered this the “most important discovery since Tutankhamun’s tomb”.
It was also nicknamed the “Golden City of Luxor” and became “the largest” ancient city ever found in Egypt.
The “Golden City of Luxor” has been mentioned in ancient texts, which has led many experts to try to search for it over the years.
ABU SIMBEL
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Abu Simbel is a site known for two enormous rock-cut temples, with some of the most incredible rock facades dating back to Ancient Egypt.
It was built by Ramses 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 creation of a new dam.
TUTANKHAMUN’S TOMB
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King Tutankhamun is the most famous of Egypt’s ancient pharaohs.
He ruled Egypt more than 3,000 years ago, from 1332 to 1323 BC.
Tut is known as the “boy king” as he was just 10 years old when he took the throne.
The young pharaoh is also famous for the supposed curse that haunts his tomb.
After the discovery of the tomb in 1922, archaeologists and even family members died from horrible illnesses or in freak accidents – and some say the deaths were not a coincidence.
Since then, Tutankhamun and many of the items in his tomb have been transferred to the Grand 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) – financier of the excavation, died from an infected mosquito bite
- George Jay Gould I (died May 16, 1923) – a visitor to the tomb who died of a fever after his visit
- Prince Ali Kamel Fahmy Bey (died 10 July 1923) – an Egyptian prince who was shot and killed by his wife
- Colonel The Hon. Aubrey Herbert, MP (died 26 September 1923) – half-brother of Lord Cardnarvon, died of blood poisoning related to dental treatment
- Sir Archibald Douglas-Reid (died 15 January 1924) – the radiologist who X-rayed Tut’s tomb died of a mysterious illness
- Sir Lee Stack (died 19 November 1924) – Governor-General of Sudan was assassinated driving through Egypt’s capital, Cairo
- AC Mace (died 6 April 1928) – member of Howard Carter’s excavation team, died of arsenic poisoning
- THE HON. Mervyn Herbert (died 26 May 1929) – another half-brother of Lord Carnarvon, died of malaria pneumonia
- Captain The Hon. Richard Bethell (died 15 November 1929) – personal secretary to Howard Carter, he died of suspected suffocation in a Mayfair club
- Richard Luttrell Pilkington Bethell (died February 20, 1930) – father of Richard Bethell, he allegedly threw himself from his seventh-floor apartment
- Howard Carter (died February 16, 1923) – Carter opened Tut’s tomb and died at age 64 from Hodgkin’s disease. His older brother, William, died the same year
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