E???t’s t???ism ?n? ?nti??iti?s minist?? s?i? ?n S?t????? ??ch???l??ists h?v? ?n???th?? ??z?ns ?? ?nci?nt c???ins in ? v?st n?c????lis s??th ?? C?i??.
Kh?li? ?l-An?n? s?i? ?t l??st 59 s??l?? s??c??h??i, with m?mmi?s insi?? m?st ?? th?m, w??? ???n? th?t h?? ???n ???i?? in th??? w?lls m??? th?n 2,600 ????s ???.
“I c?nsi??? this is th? ???innin? ?? ? ?i? ?isc?v???,” ?l-An?n? s?i?, ???in? th?t th??? is ?n ?nkn?wn n?m??? ?? c???ins th?t h?v? ??t t? ?? ?n???th?? in th? s?m? ????.
H? s??k? ?t ? n?ws c?n????nc? ?t th? ??m?? St?? P???mi? ?? Dj?s?? in S?????? wh??? th? c???ins w??? ???n?. Th? s??c??h??i h?v? ???n ?is?l???? ?n? ?n? ?? th?m w?s ???n?? ?????? ?????t??s t? sh?w th? m?mm? insi??. S?v???l ????i?n ?i?l?m?ts ?tt?n??? th? ?nn??nc?m?nt c???m?n?.
Th? S?????? ?l?t??? h?sts ?t l??st 11 ????mi?s, incl??in? th? St?? P???mi?, ?l?n? with h?n????s ?? t?m?s ?? ?nci?nt ???ici?ls ?n? ?th?? sit?s th?t ??n?? ???m th? 1st D?n?st? (2920 B.C.-2770 B.C.) t? th? C??tic ???i?? (395-642).
M?st??? W?zi?i, s?c??t??? ??n???l ?? th? S????m? C??ncil ?? Anti??iti?s, s?i? initi?l st??i?s sh?w th?t th? ??c???t?? c???ins w??? m??? ??? ??i?sts, t?? ???ici?ls ?n? ?lit?s ???m th? Ph????nic L?t? P??i?? (664-525 B.C.).
H? s?i? ??ch???l??ists ?ls? ???n? ? t?t?l ?? 28 st?t??tt?s ?? Pt?h-S?k?? th? m?in ??? ?? th? S?????? n?c????lis, ?n? ? ????ti??ll? c??v?? 35 cm t?ll ???nz? st?t??tt? ?? ??? N????t?m, inl?i? with ???ci??s st?n?s. Th? n?m? ?? its ?wn??, P?i?st B??i-Am?n, is w?itt?n ?n its ??s?, h? s?i?.
E???ti?n ?nti??iti?s ???ici?ls h?? ?nn??nc?? th? ?isc?v??? ?? th? ?i?st ??tch c???ins l?st m?nth, wh?n ??ch???l??ists ???n? 13 ?? th? c?nt?in??s in ? n?wl? ?isc?v???? 11 m?t??-???? (36 ???t) w?ll
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Th? S?????? sit? is ???t ?? th? n?c????lis ?? E???t’s ?nci?nt c??it?l ?? M?m?his th?t incl???s th? ??m?? Giz? P???mi?s, ?s w?ll ?s sm?ll?? ????mi?s ?t A?? Si?, D?hsh?? ?n? A?? R?w??sh. Th? ??ins ?? M?m?his w??? ??si?n?t?? ? UNESCO W??l? H??it??? sit? in 1970s.
El-An?n? s?i? th? S?????? c???ins w??l? j?in 30 ?nci?nt w????n c???ins th?t w??? ?isc?v???? in Oct???? in th? s??th??n cit? ?? L?x??, ?n? will ?? sh?wc?s?? ?t th? n?w G??n? E???ti?n M?s??m, which E???t is ??il?in? n??? th? Giz? P???mi?s.
Th? S?????? ?isc?v??? is th? l?t?st in ? s??i?s ?? ??ch??l??ic?l ?in?s th?t E???t h?s s???ht t? ???liciz? in ?n ?????t t? ??viv? its k?? t???ism s?ct??, which w?s ???l? һіt ?? th? t??m?il th?t ??ll?w?? th? 2011 ???isin?. Th? s?ct?? w?s ?ls? ???lt ? ???th?? ?l?w this ???? ?? th? ?l???l c???n?vi??s ??n??mic.
