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Traces of Fifth-Century Christian Monastery Found in Egypt

CAIRO, EGYPT The AFP reports that the remains of three churches and monks’ cells made of basalt, mud brick, and bedrock have been uncovered at a Christian monastery site in the Bahariya Oasis in Egypt’s Western Desert. The structures have been dated to the fifth century A.D. Victor Ghica of the French Institute of Oriental Archaeology said the church walls were covered with scripture passages and other inscriptions written in Greek. Graffiti and Coptic Christian symbols were also found on some of the walls. Previous excavations at the site, which was occupied from the fourth through the eighth centuries A.D., have uncovered evidence of wine production and animal husbandry, he added. To read about spectral imaging of texts from St. Catherine s Monastery at Mt. Sinai, go to Recovering Hidden Texts.

Ancient Christian ruins discovered in Egypt | Life

Sunday, 14 Mar 2021 07:31 AM MYT A picture taken on December 27, 2016, shows ruins in the historic village of Al-Qasr in the al-Dakhilah Oasis, some 560km west of Cairo. AFP pic Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. CAIRO, Mar 14 A French-Norwegian archaeological team has discovered new Christian ruins in Egypt’s Western Desert, revealing monastic life in the region in the fifth century AD, the Egyptian antiquities ministry said yesterday. The mission unearthed “several buildings made of basalt, others carved into the bedrock and some made of mud bricks,” during its third excavation campaign at the Tal Ganoub Qasr al-Agouz site in the Bahariya Oasis, the ministry said in a statement.

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