A joint Egyptian-German archaeological mission has uncovered additional remains of the Sun Temple in the Matariya area of East Cairo while continuing excavations at the open obelisk museum from the western, northern, and southern sides of the ancient Egyptian city of On, later known as Heliopolis. On was an important religious center in ancient Egypt, famous for its large number of columns and obelisks, as well as its tombs dating back to the Old Kingdom, including the tombs of Banhasi and Khensu-Ankh.
The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced today, Thursday, that the mission, a collaboration between the Supreme Council of Antiquities and Leipzig University, successfully revealed a sequence of white mortar floors and mudbrick structures dating back to the second half of the first millennium BC. The statement added that the findings indicate stability in this part of the temple during the Ptolemaic and Roman periods. The mission, which has been active in the Matariya area since 2012, had successfully uncovered parts of the temple remains along with a large number of statues from various periods of ancient Egyptian civilization during the previous excavation season.
