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- Ancient Military Town Dating Back To 26th Dynasty Discovered In Ismailiya
drhawass.com With photos Minister of Culture, Farouk Hosni, announced today that a Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) archaeological mission in Ismailia Governorate has revealed the remains of a military town, dated to the 26th Dynasty (ca. 664-625...
- 3,000-year-old Temples Discovered In Egypt
MSNBC (Hadeel Al-Shalchi) Archaeologists exploring an old military road in the Sinai have unearthed four new temples amidst the 3,000-year-old remains of an ancient fortified city that could have been used to impress foreign delegations visiting Egypt,...
- More Re Discovery Of Sinai Fortress
National Geographic (Andrew Bossone) A good summary of the recent discoveries in Sinai of a vast fortress on the Horus Way: Archaeologists have uncovered more remnants from Tharu, the largest known fortified city in ancient Egypt, which sits near the...
- Archaeologists Find Ancient Army Hq In Sinai
Reuters AlertNet (Jonathan Wright) Egyptian archaeologists have discovered what they say was the ancient headquarters of the Pharaonic army guarding the northeastern borders of Egypt for more than 1,500 years, the government said on Wednesday. The fortress...
- More Re Fort Tjaru (or Tharo)
National Geographic News The largest known fortress from ancient Egypt's days of the pharaohs has been unearthed near the Suez Canal, archaeologists announced on Sunday. See the above two page article for more.The massive fortress, discovered at...
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More re Fort Tharo discovery, Sinai
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A few additional details that weren't covered in yesterday's posts are provided in the following post:
Egyptian Culture Minister Farouk Hosni announced the discovery of a military fortress belonging to the 19th dynasty in Tal Hebwa, 1.8 miles east of the Suez Canal. The huge defense fortress was built to ensure the delta entrance and to protect the capital built by the ancient king Ramses the second.
The fortress is 500 meters long, 250 meters wide with 13-meter thick walls. The fort has a 12-meter southern entrance. The water canal that surrounds the fort was found as well. The Supreme Council of Antiquities found the monument as part of its plan to discover the military path that extends from Egypt to Palestinian lands through the northern parts of Sinai. Some human and horse skeletal remains were found indicating that battles went on around the fortress.
Experts said that this fort is considered to be the largest fortress found yet, with 24 defense towers 20-meters wide and four meters thick.
- Ancient Military Town Dating Back To 26th Dynasty Discovered In Ismailiya
drhawass.com With photos Minister of Culture, Farouk Hosni, announced today that a Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) archaeological mission in Ismailia Governorate has revealed the remains of a military town, dated to the 26th Dynasty (ca. 664-625...
- 3,000-year-old Temples Discovered In Egypt
MSNBC (Hadeel Al-Shalchi) Archaeologists exploring an old military road in the Sinai have unearthed four new temples amidst the 3,000-year-old remains of an ancient fortified city that could have been used to impress foreign delegations visiting Egypt,...
- More Re Discovery Of Sinai Fortress
National Geographic (Andrew Bossone) A good summary of the recent discoveries in Sinai of a vast fortress on the Horus Way: Archaeologists have uncovered more remnants from Tharu, the largest known fortified city in ancient Egypt, which sits near the...
- Archaeologists Find Ancient Army Hq In Sinai
Reuters AlertNet (Jonathan Wright) Egyptian archaeologists have discovered what they say was the ancient headquarters of the Pharaonic army guarding the northeastern borders of Egypt for more than 1,500 years, the government said on Wednesday. The fortress...
- More Re Fort Tjaru (or Tharo)
National Geographic News The largest known fortress from ancient Egypt's days of the pharaohs has been unearthed near the Suez Canal, archaeologists announced on Sunday. See the above two page article for more.The massive fortress, discovered at...