Cairo: Archaeologists in Egypt have recently found a 3,000-year-old sword, which is said to belong to the army of Pharaoh Rameses II, who ruled Egypt during the reign of Prophet Moses.
Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced the discovery in a press release on September 5, saying the excavation took place in Hosh Isa, a city in the Bay Governorate.
At the site, archaeologists found a series of mud-brick constructions containing military barracks, weapons, food and supplies storage rooms.
A long bronze sword was also found at the site of the excavation, with a royal seal on it indicating that it was the sword of the army of Pharaoh Rameses of Egypt.
The Ministry of Tourism says that weapons used in war, hunting tools, jewelry and other items were also found during the excavation.
