A granite block from the time of Khufu has been excavated from the western periphery of the ancient city of Heliopolis. Discovered by an Egyptian-German archaeological mission, amongst the foundations of the ‘Temple of the Sun’ in the Ain Shams (Eye of the Sun) suburb of Cairo, it is the first artifact of its kind. At present, it is unknown if the relic is a portion of a yet undiscovered royal structure from the reign of King Khufu, or a repurposed Giza element from the much later Ramesside Period.
Sources: In Photos: Egyptian-German mission discovers blocks from Khufu's reign in Cairo’s Matariya, New discoveries at Matariya/Heliopolis in Egypt In the temple of the sun, King Khufu-era stone blocks unearthed in eastern Cairo, Stone blocks from reign of King Khufu discovered at Heliopolis, Egypt discovers blocks dating back to Khufu's reign at the open-air museum of Matariya, Archaeological Blocks Date Back to Khufu’s Reign Unearthed in Cairo’s Heliopolis
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