Egypt, Local, 12/7/2004
From: http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/041207/2004120731.html
The U.S- Egyptian excavation committee unearthed an archaeological monument in the western desert.
The committee asserted that the ancient Egyptians in the pre-history lived in Toshka.
Culture Minister Farouk Hosni said that the excavation committee discovered some paintings which date back to eight thousand years ago.
Zahi Hawas, Secretary of the Supreme Council of Antiquities said that the excavation committee also found some animal skeletons and cereal warehouses which confirm this historical fact.