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A pot discovered in the ancient city in Luxor, Egypt. Zahi Hawass Centre for Egyptology and High Council of Antiquities Joint Mission / Reuters
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The ancient city uncovered in Luxor, the largest to be discovered in Egypt, is more than 3,000 years old, having been built during the reign of Amenhotep III, the ninth pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty. Zahi Hawass Centre for Egyptology and High Council of Antiquities Joint Mission / Wam
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Archaeologists found mudbrick structures extending in all directions. Zahi Hawass Centre for Egyptology and High Council of Antiquities Joint Mission / Reuters
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A human skeleton found in Luxor, Egypt. Zahi Hawass Centre for Egyptology and High Council of Antiquities Joint Mission / Reuters
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Tools, jewellery, scarabs and pottery found inside the ancient city discovered in Luxor, Egypt. Zahi Hawass Centre for Egyptology and High Council of Antiquities Joint Mission / Reuters
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A archaeological discovery from Luxor, Egypt. Zahi Hawass Centre for Egyptology and High Council of Antiquities Joint Mission / Reuters
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A new archaeological discovery from Luxor, Egypt. Zahi Hawass Centre for Egyptology and High Council of Antiquities Joint Mission / Wam
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A pot discovered in the ancient city in Luxor, Egypt. Zahi Hawass Centre for Egyptology and High Council of Antiquities Joint Mission / Reuters
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The ancient city uncovered in Luxor, the largest to be discovered in Egypt, is more than 3,000 years old, having been built during the reign of Amenhotep III, the ninth pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty. Zahi Hawass Centre for Egyptology and High Council of Antiquities Joint Mission / Wam
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Archaeologists found mudbrick structures extending in all directions. Zahi Hawass Centre for Egyptology and High Council of Antiquities Joint Mission / Reuters
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A human skeleton found in Luxor, Egypt. Zahi Hawass Centre for Egyptology and High Council of Antiquities Joint Mission / Reuters
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Tools, jewellery, scarabs and pottery found inside the ancient city discovered in Luxor, Egypt. Zahi Hawass Centre for Egyptology and High Council of Antiquities Joint Mission / Reuters
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A archaeological discovery from Luxor, Egypt. Zahi Hawass Centre for Egyptology and High Council of Antiquities Joint Mission / Reuters
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A new archaeological discovery from Luxor, Egypt. Zahi Hawass Centre for Egyptology and High Council of Antiquities Joint Mission / Wam
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A pot discovered in the ancient city in Luxor, Egypt. Zahi Hawass Centre for Egyptology and High Council of Antiquities Joint Mission / Reuters
Egypt announces discovery of major 'lost city' in Luxor
Excavations conducted by the Egyptian archaeological mission led by Dr Zahi Hawass
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Kamal Tabikha
10 April, 2021
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