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A 3,000-Year-Old Warhorse Burial and a Ramses II Tablet, Among Other Relics, Have Been Discovered in an Ancient Egyptian Fortress

The burial and inscriptions offer new evidence of military life and frontier defense in a 3,000-year-old fortress, officials said.

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New excavations in the Nile Delta offer eye-opening clues about military and residential life in the New Kingdom era

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In an Egyptian border fortress, new finds have been made to everyday military life. Particularly striking is the targeted burial of a horse within the facility.

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Special archaeological finds have been unearthed in an ancient Egyptian fortress, including the tomb of a 3,000-year-old war horse and the name of Ramesses II.

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Archaeologists discovered the ancient burial of a 3,000-year-old horse, probably used for military purposes, inside an ancient fort in western Nile Delta, Egypt. The horse was a young, medium-sized male who may have pulled a battle cart or been used in other military activities. [...]

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