March
22
/ 2023
Archaeologists engaged in restoration and re-coloring work at the Temple of Esna in Egypt have succeeded in uncovering a remarkable representation of celestial bodies together with all 12 signs of the zodiac. Announcing the findings, Dr. Mostafa Waziri, Secretary General of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities, explained that the only previous publication on the temple of Esna, by French Egyptologist Serge Sonron, made no mention of these zodiac carvings, adding that this makes the discovery very significant. According to Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, the reliefs were discovered by a joint Egyptian-German team. The Egyptian Antiquities Recording Center and University of Tubingen mission includes restoration, recoloring, recording and documentation of the unique features found at the Temple of Esna
