March 15, 2003 Archaeologists discover Pharaonic temple in Western Desert Archaeologists discovered the ruins of a Pharaonic temple in Egypt?s Western Desert that will help increase their knowledge of oases in ancient times. ?Now destroyed and buried in sand in the middle of the desert, this temple which was about 20 meters (66 feet) long is located 140 kilometers (85 miles) from Siwa on the banks of an ancient abandoned oasis,? Italian Egyptologist Paolo Gallo told AFP. "The major deities of the Egypt and Egyptian pantheon are represented in very beautiful painted relief on blocks from the...