Archaeologists uncover multistory buildings in once-thriving city lost to time

Archaeologists in recent weeks uncovered multistory buildings from a lost Egyptian city in the Nile Delta fostering new insights into urban life in antiquity The ruins of the city known in ancient times as Imet or Buto are located at the site now called Tell el-Fara in The University of Manchester revealed the discovery in a June press release Multiple excavations have taken place at the site in past decades but the latest dig by British archaeologists revealed the presence of multiple multistory structures ANCIENT CHRISTIAN TOMB COMPLEX REVEALED BENEATH RUBBLE FROM SYRIA'S CIVIL WARThe elevated dwellings were discovered thanks to a combination of remote sensing and satellite imagery equipment mentioned the University of Manchester The British archaeologists were joined by experts from the University of Sadat City in Cairo The high-tech methods led researchers to notice clusters of ancient mudbricks before the excavation began The university stated This approach led to the discovery of dense architectural remains including substantial tower houses multistory buildings supported by exceptionally thick foundation walls which were designed to accommodate a growing population in an increasingly urbanized Delta region University of Manchester lecturer Nicky Nielsen helped lead the excavation In a comment he dated the structures to the Ptolemaic Period which began around B C and ended in B C ARCHAEOLOGISTS UNCOVER LONG-LOST ANCIENT ROMAN BUILDING AT CONSTRUCTION SITE WITH A LITTLE HELP These tower houses are mainly exposed in the Nile Delta between the Late Period and the Roman era and are rare elsewhere in Egypt the Egyptologist explained Their presence here shows that Imet was a thriving and densely built city with a complex urban infrastructure Archaeologists also uncovered the remains of granaries or buildings for storing grain as well as a ceremonial road tied to the cult of Wadjet the Ancient Egyptian cobra goddess Animal enclosures were also observed during the excavation as well as a series of additional buildings Elsewhere excavators discovered a large building with a limestone plaster floor and massive pillars dating to the mid-Ptolemaic Period the University of Manchester noted CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER This building was built across the processional road which once connected to the temple of Wadjet the city s patron deity the declaration continued This ceremonial course appears to have fallen out of use by the mid-Ptolemaic period offering insight into shifting religious landscapes in Ancient Egypt Smaller artifacts were also uncovered by archaeologists Pictures from the excavation show an ushabti a small funerary figurine a stone slab depicting the god Harpocrates and a bronze sistrum or rattle of Hathor the goddess of music and satisfaction For more Lifestyle articles visit foxnews com lifestyleThe excavation will help advance understanding of the urban religious and economic life of this city in the Nile Delta during the th century BC according to university officers This discovery opens new doors to our understanding of daily life spirituality and urban planning in the Delta the report concluded Imet is emerging as a key site for rethinking the archaeology of Late Period Egypt Ancient Egypt has captivated archaeologists for centuries and countless finds from the millennia-old civilization are still being discovered this day In May several tombs of high-ranking Ancient Egyptian administrators were in recent days uncovered by local archaeologists dating back to the era of the New Kingdom A month earlier a University of Pennsylvania professor spoke with Fox News Digital about unearthing the tomb of an unknown pharaoh near Abydos