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Archaeologists in Egypt uncovered a 2,200-year-old circular temple at Tell el-Farama (Pelusium) with a central basin and an extensive water network connected directly to the Nile, suggesting river-centered rituals; the site shows Egyptian, Greek, and Roman influences and was in use from the 2nd century BCE to the 6th century CE, prompting reinterpretation from a civic building to a sacred water installation.
Archaeologists have uncovered a rare circular temple at Tell el-Farama in Pelusium, a 2,200-year-old religious site dedicated to the deity Pelusius. The sanctuary features a 115-foot-diameter circular basin with a central pedestal that once held a statue of Pelusius, surrounded by water infrastructure and channels connected to the Nile, suggesting sacred water rituals. Excavations indicate the temple was built in the 2nd century BCE and remained in use through the 6th century CE, reflecting a fusion of Egyptian, Greek, and Roman influences in this cosmopolitan Nile Delta port city of Pelusium.