Discover ancient architecture thousands of years old in Egypt

Remnants of a new discovery by archaeologists in the archaeological site of San El-Hagar in Egypt.

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New vestiges of ancient architecture discovered in Egypt.

According to experts, the architecture may be part of a Greek-Roman period building. Researchers hope to learn the secrets of this ancient architecture as well as its functions centuries ago.

Besides the structure nearly 20m above, experts also unearthed some pottery, earthenware, bronze tools . Experts pay special attention to a gold coin discovered at the archaeological site above. The reason is because this coin is printed with Ptolemy Egyptian pharaoh III . This king ruled Egypt in the 3rd century.

According to the Egyptian Antiquities Ministry, the gold coin was produced during the reign of Egyptian pharaoh Ptolemy IV - the son of Ptolemy III. This coin has a size of 2.6 cm and weighs about 28 grams.