{"id":59479,"date":"2026-05-23T04:18:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T08:18:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/korean-egyptian-archaeologists-find-ancient-temple-gate-blocks-during-restoration-work-in-luxor\/23\/05\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T04:18:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T08:18:05","slug":"korean-egyptian-archaeologists-find-ancient-temple-gate-blocks-during-restoration-work-in-luxor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/korean-egyptian-archaeologists-find-ancient-temple-gate-blocks-during-restoration-work-in-luxor\/23\/05\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Korean, Egyptian archaeologists find ancient temple gate blocks during restoration work in Luxor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Ramesseum, located in a necropolis near Luxor, serves as a religious and political record of Pharoah Ramesses II\u2019s reign. It is the second largest temple in Egypt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Korean and Egyptian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/archaeology\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:archaeologists;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;archaeologists&quot;}\" class=\"link \">archaeologists<\/a> working to restore the Ramesseum, one of the most significant funerary temples of ancient Egypt, have discovered several blocks belonging to one of the temple\u2019s gates hidden under the sands.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The blocks and the surrounding area have been documented using 3D laster scanning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The discovery, announced by the Egyptian Tourism and Antiquities Ministry earlier this week, comes as part of f a cooperation agreement signed in 2022 between Egypt\u2019s Supreme Council of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/collection-greek-roman-byzantine-artifacts-035145331.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Antiquities;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Antiquities&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Antiquities<\/a> and the Korea National University of Cultural Heritage in South Korea.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Per the agreement, the restoration effort is set to be carried out in two phases over the course of a decade.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to the ministry\u2019s statement, the first phase of the restoration project, focused on restoring the temple\u2019s First Pylon (gate), began in 2022 and is scheduled to conclude in 2027.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>An aerial picture taken from a hot air balloon shows the Ramesseum temple in the southern Egyptian town of Luxor, September 10, 2017; illustrative. (credit: Khaled Desouki\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The pylon is approximately 32 meters long.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Egypt\u2019s Tourism and Antiquities Minister Sherif Fathy applauded the mission\u2019s work during a recent visit to Luxor, affirming that it is \u201camong the most prominent ongoing restoration projects\u201d and and that it \u201crepresents a model of fruitful international cooperation in the field of heritage preservation.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">What is the Ramesseum?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Ramesseum, located in the in a necropolis<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/over-30-mummified-cats-ancient-212949340.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:near Luxor;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;near Luxor&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">near Luxor<\/a>, serves as a religious and political record of Pharoah Ramesses II\u2019s reign. It is the second largest temple in Egypt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Pharaoh Ramesses II, who is also known as \u201cRamesses the Great\u201d, is believed by many to have been the pharaoh in the biblical story of the Exodus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Several of Ramesses\u2019 victories are depicted on the temple\u2019s walls, including the famed Battle of Kadesh that took place between the Egyptian and Hittite empires, as well as scenes of religious practices and funerary rituals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In late April, the ministry revealed that a statue missing both its legs and base that was found at the Tel Faraon archaeological site near El Husseiniya along the Nile Delta, is believed to depict Ramesses II.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Egypt restores, opens tombs discovered in 2015<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">During Fathy&#8217;s visit to area, he stopped at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/egypt-exhibits-rare-artifact-king-112341104.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:two restored ancient tombs;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;two restored ancient tombs&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">two restored ancient tombs<\/a> that date back to the New Kingdom and contain scenes of daily life and funerary rituals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The tombs that were opened are those of Rabuya and his son Samut from the 18th Dynasty, the first of the New Kingdom dynasties. Rabuya and Samut served as door keepers of the deity Amun.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Today we are inaugurating two very important tombs that were discovered by chance in 2015,&#8221; said Hisham El-Leithy, secretary-general of Egypt&#8217;s Supreme Council of Antiquities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The tombs contain scenes of activities including agriculture, harvest, crafts, bread, pottery and wine production.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/science\/articles\/korean-egyptian-archaeologists-ancient-temple-075409447.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ramesseum, located in a necropolis near Luxor, serves as a religious and political record of Pharoah Ramesses II&rsquo;s reign. 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