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It’s long been a common stereotype that Akhenaten was a pacifist, someone who avoided warfare when possible. If you read Heritage Key’s article on Nazi Egyptology you will see that the Nazis hate him for that precise reason.
But recent research, presented this weekend at an Egyptology symposium in Toronto, shows that the Amarna leaders – including Akhenaten, King Tut and Nefertiti - all supported a sizable fortress in the Sinai desert.
Located at Tell el-Borg it was a formidable bastion. It was 120 meters east-west by 80 meters north-south. The walls were four meters thick (at the base) and it was at least partially surrounded by a moat.
The research was presented by Professor James Hoffmeier of Trinity International University. His archaeological team finished excavations in 2007 and they are now in the process of publishing their results.
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