[News] B&Q Competition Archaeological revolution, when 4,500-year-old "sun temple" was unearthed in Ancient Egypt

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ARCHAEOLOGISTS have made an exciting discovery after finding the ruins of what could be one of the four "temples of the sun" in Ancient Egypt.

Researchers were excavating the Abuir Necropolis near Saqqara in Egypt when they discovered evidence of a building made of mud brick and quartz blocks. But this discovery among the site of 14 royal pyramids, mastabas and tombs could be special.
 

That's because officials at Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities claim it could be the remains of an ancient lost sun temple, one of only four.

Sun temples were built to honor the ancient Egyptian god Ra, god of the sun, order, kings and the sky.

These temples are believed to date back to the 5th Dynasty (2465-2323 BC).

The building was discovered by the joint mission of Italian and Polish archaeologists, who found the suspected sun temple under the temple of King Nyuserre.
 

Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities and Tourism said in a statement: "The building is accessible through an entrance constructed of limestone, which leads to an area with a paved floor and containing huge blocks of quartz."

A mud brick building found in Abusir is believed to be an ancient Egyptian temple of the lost sun (Image: Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities and Tourism)

A number of ceramic vessels and beer mugs were found inside the building (Photo: Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities and Tourism)

 

He added: "Preliminary studies indicate that the new find could be one of the four lost sun temples dating back to the 5th Dynasty."

According to the ministry, part of the building was demolished by the king to build his temple.

A number of ceramic vessels and beer glasses were found inside the building, the ministry said.

Red-rimmed vessels believed to be used in temple rituals and ceremonies were also found.

By studying pottery in particular, archaeologists hope to gain new insights into ancient Egyptians alive during the Fifth Dynasty.

 

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