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Egyptian fotress ruins in North Sinai |
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It was reported in 2019 that archaeologists in Egypt had discovered the remains of a mud-brick fortress with towers at the north-east and south-east corners. Earlier digs dating back to 2008 had already uncovered the seven metre-thick eastern walls and their gate, the site of which is shown here. The evidence - which included an amulet which was inscribed with the current pharaoh's name - suggested that the fortress was one of several which had been founded by Psamtik I after he had recovered Egypt's independence from the Assyrians. It is located at the Tell El-Kedwa site in North Sinai. The fortress was subsequently attacked during the sixth century BC Persian conquest of the country. The attack was a severe one, as the ruins revealed, and a new military outpost was built on top of the ruins. |
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