A Karnak discovery shows how ancient builders shielded temples from Nile water By Ahmed Maged First Published: April 22, 2007Courtesy of the Supreme Council of Antiquities New Karnak discovery sheds light on how the ancients protected their temples from water LUXOR: Remains of an ancient Egyptian wall used to prevent the leakage of the Nile flood waters from spreading over the Karnak temple in Luxor were discovered on Thursday at the temple’s eastern side, culture minister Farouk Hosni announced on Sunday. Hosni revealed that the wall was accidentally found by Egyptian excavators during an archeological inspection of the site undertaken...