New excavation near the Giza pyramids

2/11/2014 02:39:00 AM

Remains of ancient bustling port discovered near Giza Pyramids

Everyday in Egypt new excavations are done and new 
monuments are discovered and 
today we have remains of 
bustling port and barracks for sailors or military 

troops, which were apparently in use while the 

pyramids were being built about 4,500 years ago 

the remains , have been discovered near one of the most important sites in egypt and that's is the Giza Pyramids.

The archaeologists have been excavating a city near the Giza Pyramids that dates mainly to the reign of the king Menkaure, who built the last pyramid at Giza.

Also near the pyramids they have been excavating a town, located close to a monument dedicated to Queen Khentkawes, possibly a daughter of Menkaure.

The barracks are located at the city, while a newly discovered basin, that may be part of a harbor, is located by the Khentkawes town.
Several discoveries at the city and Khentkawes town suggest Giza was a thriving port, 
For instance, Lehner's team discovered a basin beside the Khentkawes town just 1 kilometer (0.62 miles) from the nearest Nile River channel.
This basin may be "an extension of a harbor or waterfront


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