
Major ancient Egyptian town is discovered after 3,400 years: Settlement may have been built by Tutankhamun's FATHER, archaeologists say
Archaeologists have unearthed a 'major' Egyptian town that was likely constructed by Akhenaten, father of the famous Tutankhamun. The settlement, founded as far back as the 18th Dynasty (c. 1550–1292 BC), is located at Kom el-Nugus, the historic site near Alexandria in northern Egypt. Following excavations, experts from France have found jugs, bowls and the foundations of a 'monumental calcarenite building', likely a temple. They think the town could have been the location of a huge wine-making operation that used Akhenaten's daughter (and Tutankhamun's sister) in its branding.
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