#ancient chapel
Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities has coincidentally stumbled across a well-preserved chapel from the reign of Pharaoh Mentuhotep II of the 11th Dynasty, dating back nearly 4,000 years. The ancient limestone chapel was discovered after tourism and antiquities police caught locals attempting to illegally excavate the area in front of their homes in Sohag. Locals were caught after their attempts to find ancient artefacts to sell resulted in the street collapsing. Instead of immediately restoring the street to its prior condition, Egypt's…
