2,360 year old temple ruins unearthed under Cairo

The Egyptian-German Archaeological Mission in the Matariya district in east Cairo discovered new evidence for a sanctuary of Nektanebo I (380-363 BC) in the temple precinct of Heliopolis, according to Dr. Mahmoud Afify, head of the ancient Egyptian antiquities sector at the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities. Wall relief show Hapi, God of the Nile seated before an offering table [Crediit: Ministry of Antiquities]Dr. Aiman Ashmawy, Head...

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