An archaeology team from Austria uncovered a 500-meter sandstone wall from the late Middle Kingdom era on Tuesday, Antiquities Ministry announced . The sandstone was found during excavations at Tel Al-Dabba town, which was the ancient city of Avaris, in the Sharqiya governorate.
Mamdouh El-Damaty, the minister of antiquities, said that the finding was a major discovery as it highlights the period of the Hyksos invasion of Egypt, which is considered an essential part of Ancient Egyptian history.
The head of the Ancient Egyptian Antiquities department, Mahmoud Affifi, also highlighted the importance of the location where the recent discovery was made. According to the same statement made by the ministry, "the wall is aligned with long and deep depression to the east which may be interpreted as a harbor."
The statement also reads, "the wall most probably was a city wall" and was created to "control access between this depression and the densely settled city quarters to the west."
El Damaty also stressed the fact that area is in need of many more excavations as other important ancient monuments are waiting to be found.
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Ministry of Antiquities Press Office-------------- Remains of a Massive Middle Kingdom wall discovered in Avaris...
Posted by Ministry of Antiquities on Tuesday, November 24, 2015