World Scene: Egypt

Ancient city unearthed

Archeologists exploring an old military road in the Sinai have unearthed 3,000-year-old remains from an ancient fortified city, the largest yet found in Egypt, antiquities authorities announced on Wednesday.

Among the discoveries at the site was a relief of King Thutmose II (1516-1504 BC), thought to be the first such royal monument discovered in Sinai, said Zahi Hawass, chief of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities. It indicates that Thutmose II may have built a fort near the ancient city, located about 3.2 km northeast of present day Qantara and known historically as Tharu.