Egyptian Artifacts Found In The Red Sea

Egyptian chariot wheels found at the bottom of the red sea unproven.

Egyptian artifacts found in the red sea. Heritage daily reports that this port city served as a trading center with the east coast of africa india and arabia. Maybe you ve heard it to. Man made axle and wheel found in the waters of the red sea artists rendering of the wooden spokes and axle now gone but the shape has been preserved by coral. This is probably the discovery i hear people repeat most often.

Egypt s antiquities ministry announced this morning that a team of underwater archaeologists had discovered that remains of a large egyptian army from the 14th century bc at the bottom of the gulf. Suez egypt s antiquities ministry announced this morning that a team of underwater archaeologists had discovered that remains of a large egyptian army from the 14th century bc at the bottom of the gulf of suez 1 5 kilometers offshore from the modern city of ras gharib. For centuries the famous biblical account of the red sea crossing was dismissed by most scholars and historians as more symbolic than historical. The biblical account says that god parted the waters to allow an escape for the hebrews then the waters came back together when the egyptian army tried to follow.

This one includes pictures of what are said to be chariot wheels that were discovered on the floor of the red sea confirmation of the biblical account of pharaoh s army being drowned while pursuing the hebrews. These wheels were typical of the wheels used in the 18th dynasty at the time of moses and the red sea exodus. The port city served as a trading centre with the east coast of africa india and arabia mainly for the transportation of war elephants. The museum which covers 10 000 square meters displays artifacts and has an entertainment area.

Hurghada is a city in the red sea governorate a major tourist center 400 km from the capital. The team was searching for the remains of ancient ships and artefacts related to stone age and bronze age trade in the red sea area when they stumbled upon a gigantic mass of human bones darkened by age. Berenice also known as baranis was founded in the 3rd century bc by ptolemy ii philadelphus on the west coast of the red sea and was named after his mother berenice i. Four six and eight spoked wheels were found in the red sea.

This new find certainly proves that there was indeed an egyptian army of large size that was destroyed by the waters of the red sea during the reign of king akhenaten. Located in south eastern egypt on the red sea berenice was once an important port that was established by the hellenistic ruler of egypt ptolemy ii philadelphus who named it after his mother queen beatrice i.