Egypt discovered the ruins of the ancient city of Memphis

An archaeological group of the Russian Institute of Research has discovered the ruins of the walls of the city that once protected Memphis, the capital of Egypt during the Ancient Kingdom (2,680-2,125 BC).

Discovered the ruins of the ancient city of Memphis

In a statement, Egyptian Minister Mamdouh al-Damaty said that the site was discovered in the Kom Tuman area south of the Giza province pyramid complex and some white limestone and ceramic kilns. and bronze tools.

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According to Dr. Galina A. Belova, head of the Russian archaeological group, excavations will continue to search for the rest of the walls, as well as all archaeological elements that help to understand the early stages of history. Egypt.

Memphis was built during the legendary Pharaoh Menes - the first to unify the Upper Kingdom of Egypt and the Kingdom of Lower Egypt into a unified state.

Meanwhile, Giza Kamal Wahid, the director of provincial antiquities management department, told Memphis the language was strategically located at the starting point of the Nile Delta region and once owned many Pharaohs' palaces and buildings. main.

Unlike royal tombs, pyramids, temples and other world-related buildings, these buildings are often built with mud bricks.

Located on the west bank of the Nile, about 19km south of downtown Cairo, Memphis was the largest settlement in the world since its founding to 2,250 BC and from 1,557-1,400 BC.

Currently Memphis is a large outdoor museum displaying periodic artifacts of ancient Egyptian civilization, in particular the statue of Pharaoh Ramses II./.