Archaeologists have found the walls of a 2,500-year-old sacred lake in the city of Tanis, the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) announced today. The lake was found buried 12 meters below the ground, within the enclosure wall of the Temple of Mut. The discovery, along with other excavations in Tanis, affirm to archaeologists that Tanis not only had a connection to Thebes, but that much of it was built as a replica of the great capital in the South.

Recent discoveries at Tell Al-Farkha include numerous statuettes and amulets carved of hippopotamus tusk, and several dozen golden plate fragments came to light, the latter arduously reconstructed into figurines of exceptional beauty. The mission uncovered an extensive settlement and they were thrilled to find, in a large pottery vessel, the above objects "which have no counterparts in finds from the other sites with early Egyptian architecture and art". They have been dated to the time of Dynasty "O" and the beginning of the First Dynasty (c. 3100 to 3000 BC).

After four seasons of intensive work, that began in 2005, the full geophysical map of the site, on which hundreds of chambers and dozens of buildings were visible, was ready. The methods of building periphery walls, that were 420 by 450 m and built during the XXVI (664-525b.c.) and XXX (380-343b.c.) Dynasties, was recreated. An unknown city gate and temple were also discovered.