Report by Yashasvi Anika Tandon
Silos and administrative buildings have been unearthed at Kom Ombo in upper Egypt by a joint mission of Egyptian and Austrian archaeologists.
The silos are from the first intermediate age around 2150 BCE. Kom Ombo is on the eastern Bank of the river Nile and is 45 km North of Aswan Governorate. Kom Ombo’s original name was Nubt which means city of gold.
Silos are large pits or towers that are mostly used by farmers to store grains in bulk.
The project of investigating Kom Ombo started in 2017.
In the North East of the Balatalmi Temple in Kom Ombo, an administrative building has been excavated. This building has several rooms.
Also, more than 20 conical-shaped silos been discovered. Rat bones and faeces tell us that rodents used to be there in storage rooms.
Cellars, staircases, and store rooms have also been discovered.
The walls of these structures are well preserved, according to the team of archaeologists that made this discovery. Kom Ombo was a settlement ever since the early dynastic times as well as during the Islamic era. After a lot of time, it again became a settlement during the British rule. During British rule, a fort was also built here to protect the city.
Image Credits : Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiques
