Another piece of Humanity's collective soul was discovered in the Sinai desert along the ancient military road known as "Way of Horus". This road connected Egypt and Palestine (today's Israel ande Palestinian Territories) and is located in what is now known as Rafah, which borders the Palestinian territory of Gaza.

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This from Time Magazine :

Among the discoveries at the site was a relief of King Thutmose II (1516-1504 B.C.), thought to be the first such royal monument discovered in Sinai, said Zahi Hawass, chief of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities. It indicates that Thutmose II may have built a fort near the ancient city, located about two miles northeast of present day Qantara and known historically as Tharu.

A 550-by-275-yard mud brick fort with several 13-foot-high towers dating to King Ramses II (1304-1237 B.C.) was unearthed in the same area, he said.
Hawass said early studies suggested the fort had been Egypt's military headquarters from the New Kingdom (1569-1081 B.C.) until the Ptolemaic era, a period of about 1500 years.

This is one of the things about the passing of time that totally shocks me --a city can stand for 1500 years and then, "poof" disappear until 2,000 or 3,000 years later someone finds it in a dig like this. It's mind boggling to think that New York City, were I live, could have that same fate in another 500 years or less.

Which is why I celebrate these finds as part of our collective well-being. It allows us to know a bit more of who we are as people who share a history with ancient Egyptians, Palestinians, Israelites, Africans and Middle Easterners.