Egypt discovers 3500-year-old oasis trading post.
Created: Aug 27, 2010,
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Egypt's Antiquities Authority announced on Wednesday, the discovery of an ancient trading settlement in one of its desert oases, dating back more than 3500 years. This is a millennium older than previous discoveries in the area.
The Yale University Mission discovered the settlement while excavating in Kharga Oasis, more than 500 km south of Cairo in the Western Desert.
The site is on what was once a bustling trade route, between the ancient Egyptian civilization in the Nile valley and the rest of Africa, said the statement from the Supreme Council of Antiquities.
Mission Head - John Darnell said the site had a massive baking operation, suggesting it may have been a food production centre.
The site reached its peak during the latter years of the Middle Kingdom (1786-1665 BC).
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