New Ancient Egypt Temples Discovered in Sinai

AP ^ | 4/21/09 | HADEEL AL-SHALCHI

[nickcarraway]

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, antiquities authorities announced Tuesday.

Among the discoveries was the largest mud brick temple found in the Sinai with an area of 70 by 80 meters (77 by 87 yards) and fortified with mud walls 3 meters (10 feet) thick, said Zahi Hawass, chief of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities.

The find was made in Qantara, 2 1/2 miles (4 kilometers) east of the Suez Canal. These temples mark the latest discovery by archaeologists digging up the remains of the city on the military road known as "Way of Horus." Horus is a falcon-headed god, who represented the greatest cosmic powers for ancient Egyptians.

[Parley Baer]

Zahi Hawass, chief of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities sure does get around.

[Quix]

Particularly where there’s a camera and a microphone sucking up to him.

[Daaave]

King Ramses II, right and Geb, god of earth, carved on a wall at one of four recently unearthed new temples in Qantara/

[DJ MacWoW]

really late ping

[SunkenCiv]

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[ApplegateRanch]

So, would this be Tell Ahmer?