Ancient Bath Complex Discovered at Tell Nasser in Egypt’s Port Said Region

Archaeologists from Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities have uncovered a fully integrated ancient bath complex at the Tell Nasser site, located about 40 km south of Port Said. The complex includes both a private bathing unit and a public bath, equipped with a sealed water‑supply and drainage system that exemplifies hydraulic engineering in the eastern Nile Delta.

The earliest phase of the structure dates to the late 1st century BC, during the Ptolemaic period, with later modifications and reuse for storage in the late Roman era. Finds such as Rhodian amphora stamps, locally made pottery and a red‑brick water channel confirm the site's long occupation and its connections to Hellenistic bathhouses elsewhere in Egypt.

Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Sherif Fathy highlighted the discovery as evidence of the region’s settlement history and architectural development, while Dr Hicham El‑Leithy, Secretary‑General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, called it the first scientifically excavated, fully integrated bath complex at Tell Nasser. Site director Khaled Farid added that the excavation also revealed a six‑metre brick water‑adduction canal and a complete internal drainage network.