A joint German-Egyptian archaeological mission working in the Heliopolis temple in Matareya unveiled fragments of royal statues and a large mudbrick wall during the completion of its thirteenth season.
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According to Dr. Ayman Ashmawy (head of the Egyptian Antiquities sector at the Ministry of Antiquities and head of the mission from the Egyptian side) the team excavated and tested the area near the ancient industrial workshops. The mission found a part of a paved street at a depth of 1 m below the groundwater, as well as pottery dating back to the Third Intermediate Period.
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Another pit contained a number of fragments belonging to royal statuary; one formed part of the base of a statue of Seti II (1205-1194 BC), made of brown quartz, while another comes from a red granite statue, probably depicting a goddess (Isis or Hathor) or a Ramesside queen.
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On top of another layer dating back to the Predynastic era, archaeologists excavated mud bricks representing houses and breweries dating back to this period. The finds are identical in form with a similar group discovered in Dakahlia. The mission also found stone tools typical to the civilization of Lower Egypt at the time that preceded its unification with Upper Egypt — and the beginning of the ancient Egyptian state.
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Source: Egypt. Ministry of Antiquities [November 02, 2019]
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