Cairo, March 28 (SANA) Archaeologists have uncovered a mysterious underground chamber in the ruins of the ancient city of Buto in Egypt’s Nile Delta, revealing features that had been buried for millennia.
Using advanced techniques such as electrical resistivity tomography, an international team of archaeologists was able to map hidden structures beneath thick layers of silt.
The findings were published in the Dutch journal Acta Geophysica and involved archaeologists from Cairo University and the University of Manchester and Oxford in the UK.
Researchers first employed satellite imagery from Sentinel-1 to study the area from space before applying electrical resistivity tomography to explore the subsurface. The survey identified a massive structure dating back around 2,600 years.
The upper layers contained pottery fragments and debris from Roman and Ptolemaic buildings, while deeper layers revealed a structure possibly a temple or hidden tomb. Mudbrick walls and religious artifacts suggest the site held spiritual significance.
Scientists plan to continue exploring older layers using more advanced techniques, hoping to uncover additional archaeological treasures.
Buto, now known as Tell al-Fara’in, was one of Egypt’s oldest and most significant cities. Founded around 3800 BCE during the Predynastic period, it flourished as a religious and commercial hub, surviving until the Islamic period in the 7th century CE and undergoing cycles of destruction and rebuilding.
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