GREAT FIND Ancient military barracks found in Egypt reveal 3,000-year-old warrior army with pharaoh king’s sword buried by soldiers

SCIENTISTS have dug out ancient military barracks that reveal records of a 3000-year-old warrior army commanded by a great Pharoh king.

Experts believe the barracks were built to guard northwestern borders from attacks

A team of archaeologists unearthed some incredible artefacts including mudbrick-made military structures and warehouses from an Egyptian city.

It is thought the barracks once used to be home to warriors led by the great Pharaoh Ramses II

Experts also found that parts of the site, located in the province of Beheira, were used to store ancient military weapons.

The structures were divided into two identical groups separated by a narrow corridor.

Picture of Rameses II who ruled ancient Egypt between 1279 and 1213 BC

It is thought the barracks once used to be home to warriors led by the great Pharaoh Ramses II, who ruled ancient Egypt between 1279 and 1213 BC.

Carvings found inside the structures record the feats of charioteers and other soldiers who fought for him.

Carvings found inside the structures record the feats of charioteers and other soldiers

An incredible bronze sword with the emblem of Ramses the Great was also found, The Times reports.

Mohamed Ismail Khaled, the secretary general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, said that the barracks served as a “crucial military stronghold for the ancient Egyptian army on the western military road.”

They were used to guard Egypt’s “northwestern borders from attacks by Libyan tribes and Sea People”, he added.

Experts also found materials used in ancient Egypt with carvings revealing the names of Amun, the sky god and Ptah, the god of creation.

Other discoveries include necklaces with pomegranate designs and rings.

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