The mud-brick structure may have been used during military campaigns to expand Egypt's empire to the east.
Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of an ancient Egyptian fortified royal retreat.The mud-brick rest house was uncovered at the archaeological site of Tel Hebwa in the north of the Sinai Peninsula, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced in a statement.Preliminary research at the site has indicated that the structure dates back to the reign of King Thutmose III, the sixth pharaoh of ancient Egypt's 18th Dynasty in the New Kingdom period.
Archaeological work at the site also uncovered a number of burials, indicating that it was used as a cemetery during later periods in ancient Egyptian history.The latest discovery is just one of many ancient finds reported from Egypt in recent months.For example, archaeologists announced earlier this year that they had uncovered the missing upper part of a 'huge' statue depicting an ancient Egyptian pharaoh.
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