Asia

After six years of meticulous excavation at Tell El-Farama in North Sinai, an archaeological mission has unearthed a rare water-centered ritual complex. Dedicated to the deity Pelusius, this extraordinary find is reshaping long-held assumptions about the ancient city of Pelusium and its role in antiquity. The monumental structure, which features an elaborate hydraulic system, challenges previous interpretations of the site and highlights the city's importance as a center of religious innovation. The mission, led by Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), revealed a sacred installation unlike any previously identified temple in the region. Initially, when excavations began in 2019, researchers uncovered only a fraction of a circular red-brick structure, leading them to believe it was a civic senate building. However