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Owen Jarus

5,000-year-old rock art from ancient Egypt depicts 'terrifying' conquest of the Sinai Peninsula

A redrawing of the rock art showing a victorious man walking forward with raised arms next to a bound kneeling figure who has been pierced by an arrow.

Archaeologists have discovered 5,000-year-old rock art in the Sinai Desert that depicts ancient Egypt's brutal conquest of the region.

The artwork "shows in a terrifying manner how the Egyptians colonized the Sinai and subjugated the inhabitants," the archaeologists said in a statement.

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