the Archaeological mission of the Ministry of Affairs of antiquities of Egypt during excavation works on the famous Avenue of sphinxes in Luxor have discovered the remains of massive walls and several furnaces that were used in the Roman period.
On opening, briefly reported on the official website of the Ministry. Excavations began in 2017. The last six months the works were suspended, including the pandemic is a new coronavirus infection.
Excavations resumed in may. As a result, under the Avenue of sphinxes was discovered a kind of plant. It housed workshops for the manufacture of bricks from clay. It burnt in round ovens, the remains of which were discovered by archaeologists.
In other furnaces, as scientists believe, could be made of ceramic vessels and items made of faience. Furnace dated to the late Roman period.
were Also found to have a large wall that probably once protected the Eastern part of the city from flooding. Luxor stands on the banks of the Nile. The detected length of the plot is about 30 meters, height of 2.5 meters and a width of three meters.
This wall was located to the West of the ceremonial road that led to the temple of Khonsu, built by the Pharaoh Ramses III. In the Hellenistic period during the reign of Ptolemy III Evergete was erected a large gate and wall of the temple.
Scientists say that the newly discovered wall was built around the same style as the main building material for it was the clay brick, although was used and blocks of Sandstone. Probably the bricks were made here.
a Preliminary analysis showed that the wall could be part of a much more monumental structures. Barrier with a length of 30 meters is not enough for full protection from flooding during periods of rise of the Nile. Moreover, the length of the ceremonial road is three kilometers. It is possible that a protective wall was about the same length.
