French archaeologists from the National Scientific Research Center (CNRS) dug the ruins of the ancient city that may be related to the father of Tutlukhamun and Ramses II. Rewriting the history of this region of 3400 residential age discovered in the Kom-el-Nugus region. The study was published scientifically magazine Antiquity.
Initially, scientists examined the Greek necropolis (IV. Century BC) when they stumbled on the traces of a much older Egyptian settlement. The findings include clay bricks of the new kingdom (1550-1070 BC), the Temple of Ramses II and the army, and special funeral chapels.
Silven Dennin from CNRS, “The quality of buildings and the thoughtful system of the streets show an important city center,” he said.
The unique drainage system, which protects the clay walls from erosion, is particularly interesting.
One of the key findings was the stamp in Wine Amphora, Merritaton, the daughter of Pharaoh-Reformer Akhenaton and Queen Nefertiti. This shows the possible presence in the city of royal ties protected by the army.
Now, scientists should determine the exact dimensions of the settlement, the old name and the role of the new kingdom in the administrative system.
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Source: Gazeta
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