The team also found several scarabs–depictions of a dung beetle that was considered a symbol of the morning sun. One scarab had the inscription “Amun—Lord of the Sky.” Other scarabs bear inscriptions celebrating various deities and flowers. Other jewelry was unearthed, including half of a bronze ring inscribed with “Amun Horakhty,” necklaces, and several semi-precious stones called carnelians shaped like pomegranate seeds.
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.
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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. It was built as a fort to protect Egypt’s northwest border from attacks by Libyan tribes and Sea Peoples. This collection of tribes waged war in the Eastern Mediterranean in the Late Bronze Age.
The Sea Peoples are held responsible for the destruction of the Hittite empire. However, due to a sudden break in record keeping as a result of these invasions, the exact extent and origin of their deeds remains unknown. Some of the principal evidence for the Sea People is based on Egyptian texts and illustrations, which is considered one sided. Other evidence comes from Hittite sources and archaeological data.
Given the very well-supplied nature of the barracks, the soldiers may have been successful in protecting the invasion. However, archeologists are still not certain why the complex was abandoned by the military with so many objects left behind.
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