如果想知道几千年前的秘密，只有考古发掘才能办到。近日埃及新发掘出一座有三千年历史的古城，古城中不仅有大型面包房，街道两旁的房屋内还留存了陶罐、纺织工具等各种生活用具。
 

 

A group of archaeologists has found the largest ancient city ever discovered in Egypt, dating back 3,000 years.

一队考古学家发现了一座有三千年历史的埃及古城，是迄今为止在埃及发现的最大古城。

 

The city, named "The Rise of Aten," was discovered under the sand on the western bank of Luxor, lead archaeologist Zahi Hawass said in a statement.

首席考古学家札希·哈瓦斯在一份声明中称，他们在卢克索西岸的沙滩下发现了这座名为“太阳神崛起”的城市。

 

It dates to the reign¹ of King Amenhotep III, who ruled Egypt between 1391 and 1353 BCE, according to the statement.

声明称，这座古城的年代可以追溯到阿蒙霍特普三世的统治时期，阿蒙霍特普三世是公元前1391年到1353年间统治古埃及的法老。

 

"It was the largest administrative² and industrial settlement in the era of the Egyptian empire," Hawass said.

哈瓦斯说：“该城是埃及帝国时期最大的行政和工业基地。”

 

Archaeologists found the "city's streets flanked by houses," with intact walls up to 10 feet high and "rooms filled with tools of daily life ... left by the ancient residents as if it were yesterday," such as rings, colored pottery³ vessels⁴, casting molds to make amulets⁵, pots used to carry meat, and tools for spinning, weaving and metal and glass-making.

考古学家发现“城市街道的两侧房屋林立”，还有高达10英尺（约3米）的完整墙壁，“房间里装满了日常生活用具……都是古代居民留下来的，仿佛昨天还有人住过”。这些用具包括戒指、彩陶容器、制作护身符的压铸模具、放肉的罐子，以及纺织、冶金和制造玻璃的工具。

 

The team also found a large bakery, "complete with ovens and storage pottery," whose size suggests it was used to cater⁶ to a "very large number of workers and employees."

考古队还发现了一个大型面包房，“包括烤炉和储存食物的陶器”，面包房的规模表明这里曾经为“数量庞大的工人和雇员”提供食物。

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