Egypt
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/688/eg10.htm
"The site includes two limestone forts, one dating from the reign of the XVIIIth-Dynasty Pharaoh Thutmosis III (1475-1425) and the second from the XIXth Dynasty . . . the only remaining part of the first fort was found on the east bank of the Al- Salam Canal. It consists of a moat built on a foundation of between nine and 14 layers of fired red bricks, a material that was only rarely used during the New Kingdom. Only 50 per cent of the second fort has been uncovered" (from Al Ahram weekly)
- Northern Sinai
Al Ahram Weekly Nevine El-Aref takes a look at the historical importance of the route from Egypt accross northern Sinai and describes various New Kingdom forts as well as the newly discovered New Kingdom fortress of Tharos in North Sinai. The article...
- More Re Fort Tharo Discovery, Sinai
All Headline News 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...
- Massive Egyptian Fort Discovered On Edge Of Sinai Desert
The Peninsula (Source: AFP) Egypt announced yesterday the discovery of the largest-ever military city from the Pharaonic period on the edge of the Sinai desert, part of a series of forts that stretched to the Gaza border. “The three forts are part of...
- King Of The Wild Frontier
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2005/755/he1.htm "Remains of a Hyksos treasure found early last week in a cachet within the foundation of the fortified city of Tharo in North Sinai will shed more light on Ahmose I's strategy during his famous war of liberation....
- More On Live Excavation, Bahariya
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/721/eg10.htm The excavation of burials of middle ranking officials and professional people were excavated live on Channel 5, by Zahi Hawass. Bahariya, the nearest of the northern oases to the Nile, was the home of wine...
Egypt
More on the New Kingdom forts in Sinai
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/688/eg10.htm
"The site includes two limestone forts, one dating from the reign of the XVIIIth-Dynasty Pharaoh Thutmosis III (1475-1425) and the second from the XIXth Dynasty . . . the only remaining part of the first fort was found on the east bank of the Al- Salam Canal. It consists of a moat built on a foundation of between nine and 14 layers of fired red bricks, a material that was only rarely used during the New Kingdom. Only 50 per cent of the second fort has been uncovered" (from Al Ahram weekly)
- Northern Sinai
Al Ahram Weekly Nevine El-Aref takes a look at the historical importance of the route from Egypt accross northern Sinai and describes various New Kingdom forts as well as the newly discovered New Kingdom fortress of Tharos in North Sinai. The article...
- More Re Fort Tharo Discovery, Sinai
All Headline News 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...
- Massive Egyptian Fort Discovered On Edge Of Sinai Desert
The Peninsula (Source: AFP) Egypt announced yesterday the discovery of the largest-ever military city from the Pharaonic period on the edge of the Sinai desert, part of a series of forts that stretched to the Gaza border. “The three forts are part of...
- King Of The Wild Frontier
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2005/755/he1.htm "Remains of a Hyksos treasure found early last week in a cachet within the foundation of the fortified city of Tharo in North Sinai will shed more light on Ahmose I's strategy during his famous war of liberation....
- More On Live Excavation, Bahariya
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/721/eg10.htm The excavation of burials of middle ranking officials and professional people were excavated live on Channel 5, by Zahi Hawass. Bahariya, the nearest of the northern oases to the Nile, was the home of wine...