Egyptian archaeologists just lately uncovered a hidden harbor at an historical temple related to Cleopatra VII – an surprising discover for historians.
The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities introduced the invention of the harbor on Sept. 18. It was discovered on the Temple of Taposiris Magna, about 30 miles west of Alexandria.
The temple, constructed within the Ptolemaic period, was devoted to Osiris, the Egyptian god of the afterlife.
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Although the temple from the third century B.C. was constructed two centuries earlier than Cleopatra dominated, it was nonetheless in use by the point she took energy.
Cleopatra, who was revered in Egypt however vilified in Roman accounts, promoted the cult of Isis and Osiris, and artifacts from her rule have been discovered on the website.
Archaeologists in Egypt used survey information to disclose a submerged harbor related to Cleopatra’s temple at Taposiris Magna. (Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities)
Officers say the harbor was related to the temple and immediately linked to the Mediterranean Sea. The harbor was protected by coral reefs, archaeologists discovered.
“Archaeologists also found stone and metal anchors of various sizes, along with large numbers of amphorae dating back to the Ptolemaic period,” the assertion, translated from Arabic to English, added.
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“Research further showed that the ancient shoreline lies about 4 kilometers from today’s coast.”
Mohamed Ismail Khaled, secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, referred to as the harbor a “significant scientific contribution to Egyptian maritime archaeology, especially since no ancient sources had previously mentioned it.”
The submerged harbor at Taposiris Magna was protected by coral reefs, archaeologists from Egypt confirmed. (Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities)
“The findings not only enhance our understanding of the economic and religious structures of that era, but also confirm Egypt’s status as a global center of maritime activity for thousands of years,” he mentioned.
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The invention got here a yr after the same excavation on the website yielded basis deposits and quite a lot of artifacts, together with funerary and ritual objects.
Bathymetric scans present outlines of the submerged harbor at Taposiris Magna, as soon as related to Cleopatra’s temple. (Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities)
Final yr, archaeologists discovered 337 cash – many containing a Cleopatra picture – together with oil lamps, an amulet, and vessels for storing meals and cosmetics.
“The discoveries indicated that the temple walls were constructed in the 1st century B.C., with remains of an earlier Greek temple from the 4th century B.C. that was destroyed between the 2nd century B.C. and the beginning of the Roman era,” the ministry famous.
Excavations at Taposiris Magna, seen right here, have uncovered artifacts relationship to Cleopatra’s rule, together with cash and ceremonial objects. (Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities)
The invention of the harbor is certainly one of many latest archaeological finds throughout Egypt.
At a website referred to as Inform el-Fara’in, archaeologists just lately discovered multistory buildings from a misplaced Egyptian metropolis.
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In August, archaeologists discovered two church buildings and a mural of Jesus at Kharga Oasis, an historical settlement roughly 350 miles southwest of Cairo.
