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Ptolemaic bread ovens discovered in Egypt's Heliopolis - The Archaeology News Network


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Ptolemaic bread ovens discovered in Egypt's Heliopolis

A German-Egyptian archaeological mission working in El Matareya (Od Heliopolis) has discovered several artifacts during 2019 season. The season's work took place at Al Moaskar, Nectanebo I, and the 251 (Moataseem Street) sites.

Ptolemaic bread ovens discovered in Egypt's                  Heliopolis
Credit: Egypt. Ministry of Antiquities
At Al Moaskar site – which contains industrial workshops dating from the sixth century to the second century BC – Many reused objects were found in the workshops, which represent parts of the various temple elements. Some of these parts consist of royal statues of the 18th Dynasty and parts of carved limestone blocks. The mission also found at the western side of the site, a building from the Ptolemaic period containing bread baking ovens according to Dr. Aiman Ashmawy, the head of the Egyptian antiquities sector and the Head of Egyptian side of the Mission.

As for the area of the Temple of Nectanebo I, Dr. Dietrich Raue, the head of the mission, said that a group of basalt blocks were found that show inscriptions representing the nomes of Lower Egypt during Nectanebo I's reign.

Ptolemaic bread ovens discovered in Egypt's Heliopolis
Ptolemaic bread ovens discovered in Egypt's Heliopolis
Ptolemaic bread ovens discovered in Egypt's Heliopolis
Ptolemaic bread ovens discovered in Egypt's Heliopolis
Ptolemaic bread ovens discovered in Egypt's Heliopolis
Ptolemaic bread ovens discovered in Egypt's Heliopolis
Ptolemaic bread ovens discovered in Egypt's Heliopolis
Credit: Egypt. Ministry of Antiquities
Other blocks of red granite were used in Nectanebo I's temple as well as limestone blocks were parts of a chapel.
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