Lost city discovered beneath Egypt's desert with ancient church

thisisauserid•about 2 hours ago

A Byzantine lost city around the year 400 CE.

honeycrispy•about 2 hours ago

I wish I could go back in time and visit to see what it was like.

dominotw•about 2 hours ago

this is amazing. I am ancient egypt nerd but sucks that egypt is in egypt. I got scammed last time i went there and ppl were rude and agrresive.

al_borland•33 minutes ago

I haven't been to Egypt and I've heard nothing but bad things from multiple sources. This is the only place in the world where I can say this about. It's really disappointing, as I'd love to see some of the history there.

spiderfarmer•31 minutes ago

The bad things are all true. Scamming people is their default. You can’t trust anyone you haven’t paid.

nashashmi•about 1 hour ago

Best way not to get scammed is to hire a tour guide. Best care. Best everything. They will tell you what to watch for. If you love Egyptology like others do, you are going to be in the targeted category for advertisement, souvenirs, and scams.

waschl•about 1 hour ago

can you tell a bit more about how you got scammed? I was in Cairo twice for business and our hosts organized nice trips through the historic sites and new museum. I intend to go there with my family one day

honeycrispy•about 1 hour ago

Sonny from the "Best Ever Food Review Show" had a similar experience to op. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LzuZrkEY18

dominotw•about 1 hour ago

https://youtube.com/shorts/iCInGp4cxhc

i guess you might be ok if you are cocooned in a safe travel group. I travel more independently, freely and let things come to me. Going on planned group iternary isnt much of an interest for me at the moment.

zulux•about 1 hour ago

You're not allowed to notice things.

m0llusk•about 2 hours ago

The Ancient Architects video on YouTube has a quite good summary of the history of this site.

cmrdporcupine•about 2 hours ago

... Do we have a better source than Daily Mail?

Here: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/07/byzantine-city-with-writt...

and https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/04/archaeologists...

sshagent•about 2 hours ago

thank you.

Lost city discovered beneath Egypt's desert with ancient church

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