"Lost city" of Umm Mawagir: the two decade search

Last week, a team of Yale archeologists headed by Professor of Egyptology John Coleman Darnell announced they had discovered the “lost city” of Umm Mawagir. The find, which is being touted as a key to understanding the Theban dynasty, was nearly two decades and many long hikes in the making. And it was one that came from following a path that hasn’t been well-beaten in 3,000 years.

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Yale archaeologists discover remains of ancient oasis city in South Egypt

A team of archaeologists from Yale University has unearthed the remains of an Egyptian city built more than 3,500 years ago in the southern Kharga oasis, which once connected caravan routes between the Nile Valley and what is now western Sudan.

The mud-brick settlement, which measures about 1km by 250m (3,280 by 820 feet), is thought to have been an administrative center, Zahi Hawass, secretary- general of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities, said in an e-mailed statement today. The discovery of a bakery and large debris dumps suggests the city produced a food surplus and may have been feeding an army, John Coleman Darnell, head of the Yale mission, was cited as saying.

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