E-Egypt, i-mission ye-French-Egypt yafumanisa esinye isakhiwo sakudala kwindawo yase-Ain Sokhna, malunga neekhilomitha ezili-120 kumzantsi-mpuma weCairo. Isakhiwo esixande esineholo elingaphakathi sibuyela kuMbindi woBukumkani (ca. 1665-2061 BC), kwaye sijikeleze iigalari ezisithoba kunye neepaseji ezintathu ezimxinwa.
UGqr. Zahi Hawass, unobhala-jikelele weBhunga eliPhezulu le-Antiquities (SCA), uthe iqela le-archaeological lisebenza kwindawo ukususela ngo-1999, xa lifumene iintsalela ze-Middle Kingdom zokuhlala. Le ndawo yokuhlala yayiliziko elibalulekileyo lolungiselelo elalisebenza ngemisebenzi eyahlukeneyo.
Kulo nyaka, ukugrumba kwiigalari kwakhokelela iqela kwingqokelela yezitya zodongwe ezinamagama ookumkani beSine neyesihlanu, kunye namaplanga amakhulu omsedare kunye neentambo ezivela kwizikhephe ezazisetyenziselwa ukuwela iGulf of Suez ukuya eSinayi, apho i-turquoise. kwasembiwa ubhedu.
UGeorge Castle, intloko yeqela laseFransi, wathi ezinye iifakelo ezibalulekileyo ezidityaniswe nolu hambo zifunyenwe kwindawo, kubandakanywa nepromontory yendalo elwandle. Iintsalela zemisebenzi emininzi elandelelanayo yafunyanwa, eyona nto ibalulekileyo yemihla yobuKumkani obudala. Isakhiwo esisikwere ekubonakala ngathi sasisembindini wesakhiwo sokuqala safunyanwa.
Kolunye uphuhliso, iqela lamatye okwakha ahlala elandelwa kwiXesha lokuQala eliPhakathi (ca. 2190-2016 BC) liye lafunyanwa e-Ehnasya El-Medina kwi-Beni Suef Governorate ngexesha lokwembiwa kwesiqhelo olwenziwa yi-Archaeological mission yaseSpain exhaswa yi-Archaeological mission. Imyuziyam yeSizwe ye-Archaeological eMadrid.
UHawass wathi izinto ezembiweyo kwintendelezo yetempile yothixo uHeryshef zatyhila inxalenye yegubu elikwintsika; ngaphakathi kweholo ye-hypostyle iqela laseSpain lifumene imibhalo ye-Rames-side kunye nenxalenye yomnyango wobuxoki.
UCarmen Perez-Die, intloko yemishini, wathi kwicala elingasentshona leXesha lokuQala eliPhakathi i-necropolis ekufuphi netempile, kwavunjululwa umnyango wobuxoki opheleleyo ovela kwingcwaba elingachazwanga. Iqela likwafumene iingcango ezitshisiweyo zobuxoki kunye neetafile ezinikezelayo, kunye neentsalela zamathambo abantu zikwimeko embi kakhulu. Kwicala elingasempuma lamangcwaba, kwembiwa amangcwaba amabini awayenamathambo agcinwe kakuhle.
