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Tango0107 May 2015 10:40 p.m. PST

"An Egyptian excavation mission uncovered two lintels on the eastern gate of the Tharo military fortress in North Sinai, Egypt's minister of antiquities announced on Tuesday.

Mamdouh Eldamaty revealed that the lintels are made up of three limestone blocks and are engraved with scenes depicting King Ramses II from the New Kingdom period. Each block is three metres tall and one meter in width, indicating that the fortress' gate was very large.

Eldamaty explained that from this fortress, Egypt's military forces used to flock out to safeguard the country's eastern borders on Horus military road that once connected Egypt to Palestine…"

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