From Basement Finds to Coat Pocket Surprises: Unveiling Unexpected Discoveries!

5. Egypt Discovers the 3,000-year-old "Lost Golden City"

Where: Luxor, Egypt Year Found: 2020 Estimated Value: Not Known Archaeologists found the "Lost Golden City of Egypt" in 2020. For millennia, the city lay beneath the surface of the dunes, until Zahi Hawass's archaeological team discovered it.

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Ancient 'Lost Golden City' discovered in Egypt dates back 3,000 years @ANC 24/7/Youtube There were residences, a restaurant and bakery, administrative structures, and a cemetery with tombs carved out of rock in this 3,000-year-old metropolis. Items pertaining to the manufacturing of metal and glass were also present. It's interesting to note that two strange cow burials were discovered within a Golden City room. The Golden City, known as Aten, was discovered in 2020; it took weeks to excavate the region because it was the biggest Egyptian city ever found.

6. A Strange Plane Discovered at Lake Norman's Bottom

Location: North Carolina's Lake Norman Year Found: 2013 Estimated Value: $130,000* (Unsunk, Lake LA-4 Amphibian Aircraft) An unexpected discovery was made in September 2013 at the bottom of a lake: a plane. The submerged plane was found by a dive team practicing for the Charlotte, North Carolina fire department, and they notified the Federal Aviation Administration of their discovery. Sonar technologies helped them identify the aircraft to some extent.

Unidentified Plane Discovered at Lake Norman's Bottom @imgur/Pinterest The plane was a Lake LA-4 Amphibian Aircraft, according to the F.A.A. It was buried under ninety feet of water and was not visible from the surface of Lake Norman. The pilot, a citizen of North Carolina, was killed when the aircraft went down in 1974.