One of our favorite discoveries of 2021: The 3,400-year-old royal city built by Amenhotep III, abandoned by his son, Akhenaten, and dubbed the “lost golden city of Luxor'
that briefly transformed Egyptian art from stiff and uniform to animated and detailed. But after his death, most traces of the ruler were obliterated. Starting with his son, the boy king Tutankhamun, Akhenaten's capital, his art, his religion, and even his name was dismissed and systematically wiped from history.
Two unusual burials of a cow or bull were found inside a room in the city. Investigations are underway to determine the nature and purpose of the animal burials.Though the size of the city has yet to be determined, its date is clear thanks to hieroglyphics on a variety of items. A vessel containing two gallons of boiled meat was inscribed with the year 37—the time of Amenhotep III and Akhenaten’s speculated father-son reign. Scarabs, bricks, vessels, and more bear Amenhotep III’s royal seal.
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