Mostafa Waziri, secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, explained that the rescue excavations mission found a number of antique blocks and sculptures of pink and black granite and limestone dating back to the era of King Ramses II.

Image credit: Min. of Tourism & Antiquities

This is in addition to some blocks of limestone dating back to the Coptic era, which indicates the reuse of the area in later ages, reports Egypttoday.

Image credit: Min. of Tourism & Antiquities

Waziri also said that immediately that once signs of archaeological evidence were unveiled in the region, the council began the work of rescue excavations mission.

Among this archaeological rescue mission, archaeologists discovered a statue of King Ramses II accompanied by two deities and a number of different statues of deities such as Sekhmet, Ptah and Hathor.

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Rescue work will continue until all the archaeological remains and artifacts are uncovered.

In 2018, an Egyptian archaeological mission has uncovered a large edifice with several corridors and four entrances during excavation work carried out in Hod El-Demerdash, 400 meters to the south of Mit Rahina Museum in Giza.

Written by Conny Waters – AncientPages.com Staff Writer

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