Posted on 11/08/2022 8:19:29 AM PST by BenLurkin
The 4,281-foot-long (1,305 meters) tunnel, which brought water to thousands of people in its heyday, was discovered by an Egyptian-Dominican Republic archaeological team, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said in a statement(opens in new tab).
Ancient Egyptian builders constructed the 6.6-foot-high (2 m) tunnel at a depth of about 65 feet (20 m) beneath the ground, Kathleen MartÃnez, a Dominican archaeologist and director of the team that discovered the tunnel, told Live Science in an email.
Finds within the tunnel included two alabaster heads: one of which likely depicts a king, and the other represents another high-ranking person, Martinez said. Their exact identities are unknown. Coins and the remains of statues of Egyptian deities were also found in the tunnel, Martinez said.
At the time the tunnel was built, Taposiris Magna had a population of between 15,000 and 20,000 people, Martinez said. The tunnel was built beneath a temple that honored Osiris, an ancient Egyptian god of the underworld, and Isis, an Egyptian goddess who was Osiris's wife.
Previous work in the temple uncovered a hoard of coins minted with the face of Cleopatra VII. Excavations at Taposiris Magna and analysis of artifacts from the site are ongoing.
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Regardless of the distance from Giza to Taposiris Magna, this was a suggestion for the reason an aqueduct exists.
What I find interesting is that after so much time has elapsed, mankind has no certain idea why these things are were even constructed. Huge expenses in effort, energy, money and time spanning several generations and all we can do is look at them and wonder.
Thanks for the ping, Civ.
Wow, cool.
Dates to the Ptolemaic era, around 300 BC to 44 BC.
By Egyptian standards that’s practically modern :)
The great pyramid is nearly twice as old as this aqueduct.
Tye aqueduct dates to 2000 to 2300 years ago.
The great pyramid was built 4400 years ago
I find it curious that they used ceiling lighting in Greece, and up-lighting in Egypt.
My pleasure.
What I find interesting is that there are people who still insist, based on nothing at all, that the Pyramids were constructed for no known reason. They were constructed as tombs, and were used as tombs. Period.
That is one view.. period.
It must be the metric system
That’s the only view for which there is any evidence, period.
The Great Pyramid’s architect’s name is known, his burial was near the GP, his tomb has also been plundered.
That’s what she said! /rimshot
Yer sew funnie!
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