Mostafa Waziri, the head of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities, inspecting a few coins discovered at an excavation of an 1,800-year-old complete residential city from the Roman-era in the heart of the southern city of Luxor after discovered a complete residential city dating back to the Roman era near the Luxor Temple in eastern Luxor. AFP

The undated photo shows building ruins of a residential city discovered during an archeological excavation in Luxor, Egypt. Archaeologists discovered “a number of residential buildings”, as well as “two pigeon towers” — a structure used to house pigeons or doves — and a “number of metal workshops,” Waziri said in a statement. (Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities/Handout via Xinhua)

The city, dating to the second and third centuries, is the “oldest and most important city found on the eastern bank of Luxor,” according to Mostafa Waziri, head of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities. Archaeologists discovered “a number of residential buildings”, as well as “two pigeon towers” Waziri said in a statement. AFP