Archaeologists in Egypt uncover ancient town likely built by King Tut’s father

ANNOUNCEMENT A French team of archaeologists has made a remarkable discovery: the ruins of an Egyptian city of 3,400 years near the modern city of Alexandria, which was possibly built by the legendary father of King Tutankhamun, Akhenaten. Detailed in a new study published in Antiquity it believes that the clay brick ruins date from the tenth dynasty of Egypt (about 1550-1292 BC), a period known for its wealth, power and dramatic changes in reli…

Archaeologists in Egypt uncover ancient town likely built by King Tut’s father

Archaeologists have uncovered the ruins of an ancient Egyptian town dating back 3,400 years near the city of Alexandria, according to a recent study published in Antiquity.The researchers from the French National Centre for Scientific Research have theorized that the mud-brick settlement was likely founded during Egypt‘s 18th Dynasty (ca. 1550 BCE–1292 BCE), due to the presence of items bearing an amphora stamp with the name Merytaton. Merytaton…