New Archaeological Discovery from 26th Dynasty Uncovered in Karnak Temple

The Egyptian-French archaeological mission affiliated with the French-Egyptian Center for the Study of Karnak Temples (CFEETK), in cooperation with the Supreme Council of Antiquities and the French National Center for Scientific Research, was able to uncover a group of jewelry dating back to the beginning of the 26th Dynasty, during the excavation work carried out by the mission in the northwestern sector of the Karnak Temple.

Mohamed Ismail Khaled, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities stressed the importance of this discovery, which contributes to providing a clearer vision of the Karnak Temple and its historical development during the first millennium BC, explaining that the mission found this jewelry inside a small broken pottery, with all the jewelry pieces in good condition.

On his part, Mohamed Abdel Badie, Head of the Egyptian Antiquities Sector said that the jewelry collection includes rings made of gold and metals, small golden amulets, including a triple statue of the ancient Egyptian gods Amun, Mut and Khonsu, in addition to a metal brooch, amulets representing the gods in animal forms, and a large number of beads, some of which are plated with gold.

Moreover, the head of the mission from the French side indicated that the work team is continuing research work in the area north of the Karnak Temple, where many huge clay buildings dating back to the beginning of the 26th Dynasty were discovered, and it is likely that they were used as workshop areas or warehouses associated with the temple or other places of worship.