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CBS News: Egyptian archaeologist reveals details of 3,000-year-old ‘lost golden city’

Published April 11, 2021 at 2:42 am

This picture taken on July 1, 2020 shows a view of camel guides waiting near the (L to R) Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops) and Pyramid of Khafre (Chephren) at the Giza Pyramids necropolis on the southwestern outskirts of the Egyptian capital Cairo, as the archaeological site reopens while the country eases restrictions put in place due to the pandemic.

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Egypt’s best-known archaeologist on Saturday revealed further details on a Pharaonic city recently found in the southern province of Luxor. Zahi Hawass said archaeologists found brick houses, artifacts and tools from pharaonic times at the site of the 3,000-year-old lost city.