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Egyptian-Dominican Archeological Mission Makes New Discoveries at Taposiris Magna Temple
The Egyptian-Dominican archaeological mission, led by Kathleen Martinez and the Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña, has made significant discoveries at the Taposiris Magna Temple near Alexandria on Sunday 8 December. Excavations revealed a number of Late Ptolemaic funerary and ritual artifacts beneath the temple’s southern wall. Key finds include a white marble statue of a woman, possibly Cleopatra VII, and a half-length statue of a king in a Nemes headdress. While Martinez suggests the statue may depict Cleopatra, some experts argue its features align more with a Ptolemaic princess. The mission also uncovered 337 coins featuring Cleopatra, along with ritual pottery, oil lamps, and b

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