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 was the daughter of the pharaoh Akhena
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