Egyptian Fortress Excavations Uncover Warhorse Burial and Ramses II Tablet

Excavations at an ancient Egyptian fortress in the Nile Delta uncovered a roughly 3,000-year-old warhorse burial and a tablet associated with Ramses II. Smithsonian Magazine reports that the finds offer clues about both military and residential life during the New Kingdom. Researchers are using the remains to reconstruct how the fortress functioned.