Egyptian archaeologists working in the historic city of Luxor have unearthed a residential city dating back to Roman rule of Egypt (30 BCE — 640 CE), the country’s highest antiquities authority announced on Tuesday.
The unearthed city is believed to have been an extension of the ancient city of Thebes, according to a statement by Mostafa Waziri, Secretary General of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities.
Thebes was one of the largest and most prominent cities in ancient Egypt on whose remains modern day Luxor now sits. Among the finds were the remains of several homes and two pigeon-housing towers that the team believes date back to the second or third century CE, according to the council’s statement.
The remains of several workshops for the manufacture and smelting of metals were also unearthed. Found within the workshops were a number of pots, water kettles, flasks, pottery and Roman coins made of copper and bronze.
