The discovery of the city "Rise of Aten" in Luxor

 

The "Rise of Aten"

While looking for the funerary temple of Tutankhamun in the western bank of Thebes, Dr. Zahi Hawass in collaboration with the supreme council of Antiquities succeeded to unearth an ancient city that is probably 3400 years old, located between the funerary temple of Ramses III, Medinet Habu, and the funerary temple of Amenhotep III where only the colossal statues of Memnon survived.

The "Rise of Aten was abandoned during the reign of the heretic king Akhenaten, and when his son became king, the city was then brought back to life, after that he changed his name to Tutankhamun and moved back to Thebes after abandoning the city of Akhetaten.

The archaeologists were first searching for the mortuary temple of Tutankhamun in this location, but it was a huge surprise when they found an almost complete city with ruins and walls from dwellings and houses, in addition to some daily life equipment, as well as a cemetery full of rock-cut tombs!
And seems like the city was also used during the reign of Ay who married Tut's widow, until he established a new city in Memphis.

Hawass said that the reason behind doing excavational works in this area specifically is that the sanctuaries of both Horemheb and Ay were found at nearly the same area.
He also added that the city was the biggest authoritative and mechanical settlement in the period of the Egyptian realm on the western bank of Luxor. 
In the southern piece of the city, the mission uncovered a bread shop, just as preparing and food planning quarters, total with stoves and capacity earthenware, which served an enormous number of laborers. The subsequent territory, which is still halfway uncovered, is the authoritative and private region, with bigger and all around orchestrated units. 
It is significant that only 33% of this area has been uncovered up until now. More unearthing is still currently in progress.