Mister_Red_Bird t1_jchwyvz wrote on March 16, 2023 at 11:11 PM Reply to comment by a-really-big-muffin in Polish archaeologists excavating at the ruins of old Dongola in Sudan have discovered ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics inscribed on sandstone blocks by MeatballDom As the article says "no evidence of such early construction activity on the site has been identified so far." This important because "“This would push back the known history of this city by over 1000 years,” said Dr. Wieczorek." That seems pretty significant to me. Permalink Parent 27
Mister_Red_Bird t1_jchwyvz wrote
Reply to comment by a-really-big-muffin in Polish archaeologists excavating at the ruins of old Dongola in Sudan have discovered ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics inscribed on sandstone blocks by MeatballDom
As the article says "no evidence of such early construction activity on the site has been identified so far."
This important because "“This would push back the known history of this city by over 1000 years,” said Dr. Wieczorek."
That seems pretty significant to me.