Remains of Roman fort unearthed in Egypt s Aswan
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Remains of Roman fort unearthed in Egypt s Aswan (Credit: twitter.com/DailyNewsEgypt). Image Source: IANS News
Cairo, Jan 19 : The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has announced the discovery of remains of a Roman fort in the country s Aswan Governorate.
At the fort site, an Egyptian archaeological mission also uncovered the remains of a church from the early Coptic era and a temple from the Ptolemaic period, Xinhua news agency quoted Mustafa Waziri, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities in Egypt, as saying in a statement on Monday.
At the fort site, an Egyptian archaeological mission also uncovered the remains of a church from the early Coptic era and a temple from the Ptolemaic period, Xinhua news agency quoted Mustafa Waziri, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities in Egypt, as saying in a statement on Monday.A ve
Egypt unveils treasures at ancient site China Daily | Updated: 2021-01-19 10:11 Wooden coffins unearthed at a necropolis near Cairo are displayed at an unveiling of archaeological troves on Sunday. KHALED DESOUKI/AFP
SAQQARA/CAIRO, Egypt－Egypt unveiled on Sunday ancient treasures found at the Saqqara archaeological site south of Cairo, including sarcophagi over 3,000 years old, a discovery that an expert says rewrites history .
Saqqara is a vast necropolis of the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis, a UNESCO World Heritage Site home to more than a dozen pyramids, ancient monasteries and animal burial sites.
The discovery introduces the name Queen Neit in ancient Egyptian history, as her husband King Teti was known before the discovery to have had only two wives: Iput I and Khuit II. Teti was the first pharaoh of the Sixth Dynasty, which ruled Egypt from 2323 BC till 2150 BC.
Funerary temple of ancient queen, dozens of coffins unveiled in Egypt s Saqqara
1 2021-01-18 13:25:21Xinhua
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ECNS App Download Photo taken on Jan. 17, 2021 shows a sarcophagus in Saqqara, Giza province, Egypt. An Egyptian archeological mission working in Saqqara necropolis near the Pyramids of Giza announced on Sunday the discovery of the funerary temple of ancient Egyptian Queen Neit, wife and daughter of King Teti, the first pharaoh of the Sixth Dynasty that ruled Egypt over 4,300 years ago. (Photo/Agencies)
An Egyptian archeological mission working in Saqqara necropolis near the Pyramids of Giza announced on Sunday the discovery of the funerary temple of ancient Egyptian Queen Neit, wife and daughter of King Teti, the first pharaoh of the Sixth Dynasty that ruled Egypt over 4,300 years ago.
© Provided by Xinhua | &CAIRO, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) An Egyptian archeological mission working in Saqqara necropolis near the Pyramids of Giza announ