The
temple is more likely belongs to Thutmose III and an excavation project will
start to continue the work in the site.
The discovery
is a result of illicit dig by someone under his house. We have to mention that
it is not the first attempt to be foiled by the authorities in the same area in
the past year. It is the third time th
at we know of. Previous illicit digs
produced Middle Kingdom stele and pottery.
The
Tourism and Antiquities police has been working with a committee from Giza
Antiquities for 3 days at the site to lower the ground water level and they
managed to find 7 stelas, remains of pink granite columns bases as well as a
pink granite statue was submerged under the underground water. The statue
represents a seated person of 2.5 meters height and the arms are broken of the
statue. The statute was moved to Sakkara warehouse for cleaning and
restoration.
The discovery is a result of illicit dig by someone under his house. We have to mention that it is not the first attempt to be foiled by the authorities in the same area in the past year. It is the third time th Tours in Egypt
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