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Monday, June 02, 2008
Discovering wine press from Byzantine era in south of Sinai
Culture Minister Farouk Hosney announced 1/6/2008 the discovery of the remains of rocky wine press from the Byzantine era during the digging works of the antiquity delegation affiliated to the Supreme Council for Antiquities in Sail al-Toffaha in the south of Sinai.
The Secretary-General of the Supreme Council for Antiquities Zahi Hawas said that the press consists of two parts made of local rocks covered with a rose layer, and ends by a red pipe made of burnt pottery.
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