Archaeologists who excavate the ruins of the Roman era in the ancient city of Amasts in Turkey discovered a strange discovery of the seal of the Egyptian amulet depicting the form of a pyramid with hieroglyphic letters and ancient Egyptian symbols engraved, which provided an element of mystery and suspense surrounding the discovery.
Amsteris is located in the Amasra area in northern Turkey in Bartin County. The site was allocated in the Kom neighborhood in Amasara to build a school in 2014.
But when construction works there, some remains that are believed to be from the Roman period were discovered, according to Ancient Organis. Excavation to rescue antiquities began by the Amasra Museum Directorate under the direction of the University of Partin in 2017, which led to the discovery of some columns and other architectural residue.
Five columns are found 6 meters long (19.
68 feet) placed on marble bases carved in eagle shapes on a 2 -dunum (2000 -meter) plot of land (2000 square meters). Ninety -six coins and 122 other artifacts were discovered in different sizes of the Roman era. “We can say that this is the only example in a Roman structure in Anatolia. “. “It was a discovery that raised our enthusiasm. ” The Egyptian amulet in the form of a hierarchical seal of 2 cm (0. 78 inches).
A Yemeni hand carries a sword, two wings and different Egyptian demoticic letters engraved on the amulet with a square base that gradually decreases into a hierarchical shape, and it is made of the shore stone.
Egyptian amulet.
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