The find is located to the west of Alexandria. The 4,281-foot-long (1,305-metre) tunnel, which supplied thousands of people with water in its heyday, was discovered by an Egyptian-Dominican archaeological team.

What is known about the find

Ancient Egyptian builders built a 2 meter high tunnel at a depth of about 20 meters underground.

It is an exact copy of the Eupalinos tunnel in Greece, which is considered one of the most important engineering achievements of antiquity.
– Kathleen Martinez, the manager of the team that discovered the tunnel, commented.

The Eupalinos Tunnel on Samos, a Greek island in the eastern Aegean Sea, also carried water.

The tunnel looks like another ancient tunnel built on the Greek island of Samos / Photo Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities

The archeology of the Taposiris Magna Temple is complex. Part of it was submerged, and the temple itself has experienced numerous earthquakes throughout its history that have caused significant damage to it. Tunnel at Taposiris Magna It dates back to the Ptolemaic period (304 BC – 30 BC).When Egypt was ruled by a dynasty of kings descended from one of Alexander the Great’s generals.

According to Martinez, Two alabaster heads were found in the tunnel, one possibly representing a king and the other representing a high-ranking person.. Their exact identities are unknown. Coins and relics of statues of Egyptian gods were also found in the tunnel.

Archaeologists find two alabaster heads in the tunnel / Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities Photo

Archaeologists find two alabaster heads in the tunnel / Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities Photo

According to Martinez, Taposiris Magna had a population of between 15,000 and 20,000 at the time the tunnel was built. The tunnel was built under a temple honoring Osiris, the ancient Egyptian god of the underworld, and the Egyptian goddess Isis, who was Osiris’ wife.