6th century church remains found

CAIRO - Archaeologists have found the remains of a 6th century church, an Egyptian official said yesterday

CAIRO - Archaeologists have found the remains of a 6th century church, an Egyptian official said yesterday. Dr Fahmi Abdel Aleem of the Supreme Council for Antiquities said they discovered the church among the remains of the monastery of St John the Short in Wadi Natroun, about 100 km north west of Cairo.

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