Ancient Egyptians lived settled life in New Valley
Egypt, History, 9/20/2001

Researchers at the Astronomical Research Centre revealed that Wadi Sura (Sure valley) that lies west of the Al Galf Al Kabir plateau in the New Valley was one of the important housing agglomerations in ancient Egypt at the end of the Stone Age. These gatherings depended on plants that grew on rains and around ponds.

Researchers say the ancient Egyptians built small houses, practised rituals and drew pictures of animals and birds on stones.

As researcher Ali Barakat of the Geological Survey Institute said rain fell by 200 to 600 mm annually at the time, an amount quite sufficient for establishing human life there.

Geological, biological, I and archaeological signs indicate that the l I area had been dwelled in different periods 4000 years ago. Researchers found traces of roads trodden by man and drawings picturing daily life on rocks and in caves.

Researchers reported finding three caves in good condition Iying to the right side of the valley from the west including drawings in two of them.

There is also a wrecked cave the walls of which bear drawings. Strangely the excavating team in the area found pictures of people swimming reflecting a high artistic standard. The drawings actually indicate that the people had settled there.

Scientists argue that the reason behind the perishing of the antiquities of Wadi Sura is that the area suffers from drought due to strong winds that are 30 kilometres in velocity. Erosion then played a role in wiping out these antiquities.

On the other hand the high temperature in the morning and low temperature at night helped in the process of rock disintegration.

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