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The joint Italian-Polish archaeological mission working in the temple of King Ni and Sarra in Abu Ghrab north of Abu Sir discovered the remains of a mud-brick building below the temple which preliminary studies indicate that it may be one of the four lost temples of the sun from the Fifth Dynasty known through historical sources. They are being revealed so far Dr. Mustafa Waziri Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities stated pointing out that excavations will be completed at the site to reveal more about this building.Dr. added. Mustafa Waziri said that the remains of the discovered building are accessed through a limestone entrance which leads to the area between the storehouses in the north and the wide courtyard to the west where there is a floor paved with mud bricks and containing huge blocks of quartz some of which have a weighted face and are embedded in the floor below. The floor of the Temple of Ni and Sarra. While Dr. added. Ayman Ashmawy head of the Egyptian Antiquities Sector at the Supreme Council of Antiquities said that the remains of the discovered building indicate that it was built of mud bricks and that it was partially removed by Ni and Sarra to build his temple. For the oldest temple which was discovered in the northeastern corner of the interior of the Temple of the Sun and below the stone slabs of the foundations of the temple of King Ni and Serre.For his part Dr. Mohamed Youssef Director of Saqqara Antiquities District said that the foundation deposits were found at the level of the mud-brick wall of the ancient temple which consisted of beer pots midum pots and some pots with a red edge.Dr. added. Rosanna Birley head of the mission from the University of Naples said that many parts of clay seals bearing royal names were also found including the Hurricane name of King Shepskare of the Fifth Dynasty about which we do not have much information stressing that the new discoveries may indicate the existence of activities His in this site which may change our knowledge of the history of this king in particular and the Fifth Dynasty in general.Massimiliano Nozolo head of the mission from the Polish Academy of Sciences Warsaw confirmed that the mission will complete its work soon in an attempt to reveal the ancient temple and unveil more secrets about this building
