2,600-Year-Old Egyptian Complex Discovered Beneath Ancient Buto
Satellite radar and geophysical surveys uncovered a 20-by-25-metre mudbrick structure and ritual objects, suggesting a religious or funerary complex, researchers said.
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2,600-year-old Egyptian complex discovered beneath ancient Buto
A massive 2,600-year-old mudbrick complex has been discovered beneath the ancient Egyptian city of Buto, where archaeologists have also identified an engineered sand foundation that may have protected the structure from the unstable conditions of the Nile Delta. This content was originally published on www.heritagedaily.com - © 2023 - HeritageDaily
Satellite radar and electrical resistivity scans in Bouto, Egypt, have revealed a massive 2,600-year-old mud-brick structure with a sand-filled foundation. Read more here: Massive 2,600-Year-Old Structure Found in Nile Delta via Satellite Radar - Archaeofili.
A hidden, 2,600-year-old structure was discovered by a group of Egyptian researchers, who used a satellite to find out what was in the basement. Also, the discovery of what was under this structure was as remarkable as the construction, according to Agerpres.
The oldest layers of Buto, one of the most sacred cities in ancient Egypt, seemed out of reach, drowned in the water sheet of the Nile Delta.
A monumental structure, with the dimensions of a football field, was discovered in the Nile Delta using satellite images.
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