Important archeological find in Al- Gharbeyya governorate: First Therapeutic Resort from Roman Age in Qotour

Important archeological find in Al- Gharbeyya governorate: First Therapeutic Resort from Roman Age in Qotour

Mission of the Supreme Council for Antiquities (SCA) at Qotour area in Al -Gharbeyya governorate discovered the first therapeutic resort dating back to the Roman Age.

The find includes foundations and walls for baths built from red bricks as well as clay bricks.

SCA Secretary Dr. Gaballah Ali Gaballah said that the mission also found a group of rooms annexed to the baths and were probably used by personnel in charge of the facility and visitors coming for bathing.

There were also small statues for goddess 'Sekhmet ', that was worshipped at that time in that region, as well as a host of golden coins and potters from the Roman Age.

Manager of Lower Egypt Antiquities Department reiterated that a circular bench, embracing a large-size potter probably was used to keep special natural oils for massaging visitors after bathing, was discovered beside the baths. This confirms, he added, that the area was the most important touristic therapeutic resort in the Roman Age .

He also said that a report about the finding will be submitted to Culture Minister Farouk Hosni to allocate the money necessary for completing excavation works in the area where the wells whose water was used in bathing might be also discovered.