E-Egypt, umkhankaso we-French-Egyptian wathola esinye isakhiwo sasendulo endaweni yase-Ain Sokhna, cishe amakhilomitha angu-120 eningizimu-mpumalanga yeCairo. Isakhiwo esingunxande esinehholo elingaphakathi sisukela e-Middle Kingdom (cishe ngo-1665-2061 BC), futhi sizungeza amagalari ayisishiyagalolunye kanye namaphaseji amathathu amancane.
UDkt. Zahi Hawass, unobhala-jikelele we-Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), uthe ithimba labavubukuli belisebenza kule ndawo kusukela ngo-1999, lapho bathola izinsalela ze-Middle Kingdom settlement. Le ndawo yokuhlala yayiyisikhungo esibalulekile sezokuthutha esenze imisebenzi eyahlukene.
Kulo nyaka, ukumba emibukisweni kwaholela leli qembu eqoqweni lezitsha zobumba ezazinamagama amakhosi Obukhosi Obune Neyesihlanu, kanye namapulangwe amakhulu omsedari nezintambo zezikebhe ezazisetshenziselwa ukuwela iGulf of Suez ukuya eSinayi, lapho okuluhlaza okotshani. kwambiwa ithusi.
UGeorge Castle, inhloko yeqembu laseFrance, uthe ezinye izinto ezibalulekile ezixhumene nalolu hambo zitholwe esizeni, okuhlanganisa nendawo yemvelo ngasolwandle. Kwatholakala izinsalela zemisebenzi eminingi elandelanayo, ebaluleke kunazo zonke eyaqala eMbusweni Omdala. Kwaphinde kwatholakala isakhiwo esiyisikwele esibonakala siyisikhungo sesakhiwo sokuqala.
Kwesinye intuthuko, iqembu lezinsalela zezakhiwo zamatshe ezilandelelwe emuva eNkathini Yokuqala Emaphakathi (cishe 2190-2016 BC) zitholakale e-Ehnasya El-Medina eBeni Suef Governorate ngesikhathi sokumba okuvamile okwenziwa umkhankaso wemivubukulo waseSpain oxhaswe yi I-National Archaeological Museum eMadrid.
UHawass wathi ukumba egcekeni lethempeli likankulunkulu uHeryshef kwembule ingxenye yesigubhu esiyikholomu; ngaphakathi kwehholo le-hypostyle ithimba laseSpain lithole imibhalo ye-Rames-side kanye nengxenye yomnyango wamanga.
UCarmen Perez-Die, inhloko yaleli mishini, uthe ohlangothini olusentshonalanga lwe-First Intermediate Period necropolis eseduze nethempeli, kwembulwe umnyango wamanga ophelele ovela ethuneni elingaziwa. Ithimba liphinde lathola iminyango engamanga eshisiwe namatafula anikela, kanye nezinsalela zamathambo abantu zisesimweni esibi kakhulu. Ohlangothini olusempumalanga lwamathuna, kumbiwe imingcwabo yabantu ababili enamathambo agcinwe kahle.
