Remains of Pharaoh Thutmose palace discovered on Sinai Peninsula in Egypt
The ruins of the palace of Pharaoh Thutmose III – built in the 15th century BC – were unearthed by archaeologists in the north of the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt, TASS reports
The ancient royal rest house has two large halls with columns for receiving guests, as well as several separate rooms, indicating that it was built for a privileged person.
Belonging to the period of the reign of Pharaoh Thutmose is established by the characteristic ornament on the ceramic shards found near the palace. In the building itself, archaeologists also found an unexpected discovery: several amulets in the form of scarab beetles engraved with the name of the pharaoh.
Scientists claim that the pharaoh most likely visited this fortified royal retreat during the military campaigns waged by Ancient Egypt in the Sinai Peninsula to expand its borders to the east.
Thutmose III ruled Ancient Egypt from 1490 to 1436 BC and was famous as the conquering pharaoh, since under his rule the state increased its territories as much as possible.
