Avaris

• In June 2010, a team of Austrian archaeologists discovered an Egyptian city they called "Avaris." The 3,500-year-old city is located underwater and was discovered with the use of radar imaging. Avaris was the summer capital of Asian invaders who ruled the country from 1664 to 1569 B.C. The team of archaeologists set out to determine how far the underground city extended. Radar mapped the outline of streets, homes and temples. A series of pits were also discovered but their function is not yet known.
  
  

Abydos

• Abydos is considered one of the most significant discoveries in ancient Egyptian archaeology because of the findings there. The city was a metropolis for early Egyptian royalty and then developed into a pilgrimage hub for worshiping Osiris, an ancient Egyptian God of fertility. He was also the embodiment of the dead and a resurrected king. The city was discovered in an area considered a royal cemetery for the 1st and 2nd dynasties.
  
  

Naqada

• Naqada was at its height around 4500 B.C. and is possibly the most important prehistoric culture found in Upper Egypt. Much of the information we know about Egypt today was discovered at the archaeological site. The Naqadan people are noted for their advancements in Egyptian art. The artists created bearded male figures and fertility figures of women. Villages in the area had their own animal deity that related to the village's clan.
  
  

Tanis

• The amount of treasure that was found when Tanis was discovered is comparable to the riches that were found in King Tut's tomb. Tanis was depicted in "Raiders of the Lost Ark." Unlike in the film, where the city disappeared after a sandstorm, Tanis was destroyed by river floods. The city was discovered in 1939 after almost 12 years of searching. Three burial chambers were found undisturbed, which is extremely rare.