Experts discover an amazing royal home from Ancient Egypt, marking a breakthrough in archaeology.
The remnants of a 3,500-year-old royal home used by a well-known king
in northeastern Egypt have been discovered by archaeologists.
By Emily Wright
One hundred miles from Cairo, archaeologists have made the amazing discovery
of the enormous remnants of a 3,500-year-old building thought
to have been a royal rest home.
The finding clarifies the region's strategic significance under the rule
of Thutmose III, a well-known pharaoh in ancient Egypt.
During the pharaoh's military expeditions into the eastern Mediterranean,
the building is believed to have functioned as a temporary residence
for ancient Egyptian troops, potentially even nobility.
Thutmose the Great, or Thutmose III, was well-known for his military expeditions.
Between 1479 and 1425 BC—also referred to as Egypt's 18th dynasty—he greatly
enlarged Egypt's kingdom.
The royal rest house, which was built of mud brick and was discovered at the
Tel Habwa archeological site in the Northern Sinai region, is distinguished
by two major pillared halls and numerous adjacent rooms.
"The building's architectural design and the lack of ceramic fractures inside suggest
that this structure was likely utilized as a royal retreat,"
said Dr. Mohamed Ismail Khaled, Secretary General
of the Supreme Council of Archaeology.
The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities supported this by sharing
in a translated statement that the building's interior artifacts and design suggest
that it served as a royal retreat.
Professor Ramadan Helmy, Head of the Mission and Director of the North Sinai
Archaeology Region, noted, "Stratigraphic layer study, pottery fragments
discovered nearby, and the finding of two inscribed cranes bearing the name
of Thutmose III were used to establish the building's age."
Evidence of subsequent use, including as burials from the Third Intermediate
Period, has also been found during excavations at the Tel Habwa site.
With diverse kinds of locally produced pottery found in different levels and also
suggesting the burial of children, it seems that the site later developed
into a cemetery during following dynasties.
Egypt's military plans heavily relied on the Tel Habwa (or Tharu) location,
which is located along the historic "Horus Road."
This corridor, which ran from Egypt into the Gaza Strip via the Sinai Peninsula,
was essential for military operations and troop deployments.
Along the Suez Canal, Tel Habwa is now an archeological site.
In the Egyptian city of Luxor, archaeologists have also just revealed
the amazing discovery of a mortuary constructed by Hatshepsut,
a female pharaoh who ruled from approximately 1473 to 1458 BC.
Thutmose III was also her stepmother.
Source express.co.uk
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