Crossroads Roundup: Possible Egyptian Temple Found, a Forgotten Caravaggio, and Discoveries from Stone Age Britain
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A team of archaeologists have found the entrance to a possible Ptolemaic temple in Egypt.
About four miles from Sohag lies the ancient Egyptian city of Athribis (not be confused with Lower Egypt’s Athribis, roughly 25 miles from Cairo). Athribis is a 74-acre site that was once the home of a busy settlement, temple complex, necropolis, and quarries.
Researchers from the University of Tübingen were conducting excavations along the cliffs of Athribis when they discovered a pylon—a large gateway that typically marks the entrance of a temple sanctuary. (See the above photo.) The suspected temple lies deep within the mountain, and what’s most thrilling about this find is that the entrance appears untouched. One can only imagine the artifacts that could be hiding within.