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ArticleBody:A team of archeologists in Egypt uncovered a sword with hieroglyphs showing the name of pharaoh Ramesses II. The weapon was one of the numerous artifacts from the well-supplied Tel Al-Abqain archeological site near the coast of northwest Egypt. The sword is made of bronze and inscribed with the name of King Ramesses II, who ruled Egypt circa 1279 to 1213 BCE.
Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities The objects were discovered among the 3,200-year-old remains of a military barrack that served as a defense against the enemy invasion during the New Kingdom Era. It has several mudbrick architectural structures that housed soldiers, weapons, and the food that they needed to survive. According to Mohamed Ismail Khaled, secretary general of the Supreme Council for Archaeology, it was a key military base from 1550 to 1070 BCE on the Western War Road.
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