The discovery of the remains of military castle towers from the era of King Psmatik I in North Sinai

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The Egyptian archaeological expedition, which is located in Al-Kidwa in the northern Sinai region, revealed the remains of the northeastern and southeastern towers of a military citadel of the El Sawy era from the 26th Dynasty.

Dr. Mostafa Waziri, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, said that the excavation works are part of the Sinai Development Project, which includes a number of Egyptian archaeological missions, excavations and archeological discoveries in the North Sinai.

Discoveries

Dr. Ayman Ashmawy, head of the Egyptian Antiquities Department, said that during this season, the mission was able to uncover the remains of an ancient castle, including the tower of the northeastern corner and the remains of the tower of the south-east corner, as well as the extension of the south wall of the citadel to the east for 85 m. To discover the remains of architectural installations inside the castle, This is the oldest historical castle which the mission revealed its eastern wall in 2008. The castle was built on the ruins of another castle, the most recently discovered on the site.

Discoveries

For her part, Dr. Nadia Khader, head of the Central Department of the effects of the face of the sea, said that the old castle was built in a different way to the walls of the most recent castle built on the ruins, where the width of its walls about 7 meters while the width of the walls of the castle is the latest 11 meters and is increasing to 17 m supported towers For the walls, where the most recent castle contains 16 towers, while the oldest castle according to what has been revealed so far it is believed to contain only 4 towers (towers) and its walls have been supported by inputs and outputs to strengthen and strengthen the fence.

Discoveries

Nadia Khadr added that the walls of the old fortress differ in their design from the newer castle. They were built of sand-filled rooms and pottery and riddles were broken into the walls of the walls at regular intervals, perhaps to relieve the pressure on the walls of the castle wall, which is 11 meters wide. A feature of architecture during the Sufi period. It is also likely that the oldest castle the largest area of ​​the castle previously discovered the place.

Discoveries

Hisham Hussein, Director General of the Antiquities of North Sinai, pointed out that the excavation works in the northeastern part of the remains of the discovered fortress wall revealed the entrance of the fortress, which is a side gate located in the northeastern part of the wall. A ramp road to the right of the entrance revealed the remains of the foundations of a room believed to be a guard room for Egyptian soldiers to protect the gate and organize the process of entry and exit to and from the Egyptian Citadel. The excavation also revealed the remains of houses built on the western side inside the castle, where he found inside one of these rooms on the part of an amulet of lanterns bearing the name of King Psmatik I.

He stressed, "Hussein", that the preliminary results of the study of pottery and lattice archaeological discovered and follow the archaeological layers that the history of the oldest castle dates back to the first half of the age of the family 26, specifically the era of King Psmatik I.

It should be noted that the castle was exposed to a severe attack destroyed by the impact and destroyed the walls. The military fortress in Tal al-Kidwa is the gate of eastern Egypt and the only fortress controlling the entry and exit from Egypt to Egypt during the Sawi period and the fortified point defending the eastern gate of Egypt.

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