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'''Kasr el-Harit''' is a small town located in the heart of the [[Egyptian]] desert near the [[Nile]]. It is the site of historical importance, namely because of 2 pieces of brass were excavated that were linked to a [[scutum]] (a type of Roman shield). <ref>[http://www.swan.ac.uk/classics/staff/ter/grst/student%20papers/Roman%20Rep%20shield.htm A Roman Republican Shield]</ref> It is rumored that the site may contain scrolls similar to the [[Maya calendar|Mayan celestial calendar]], but scientists have dismissed the theory.{{Fact|date=February 2007}}
'''Kasr El Harit''' is a small town located in the heart of the [[Egypt]]ian desert, near the [[Nile]]. It is a site of historical importance; namely, because in 1900, there was excavated a [[Scutum (shield)|scutum]] (a type of [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] shield).<ref>this shield is also known as the Fayum shield. It was published as Kimmig, Wolfgang 1940. “Ein Keltenschild aus Ägypten.” Germania Bd. 24 Nr. 2, pages 106-111 [http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:16-ger-413717] A student project to reconstruct this shield is [http://www.swan.ac.uk/classics/staff/ter/grst/student%20papers/Roman%20Rep%20shield.htm A Roman Republican Shield] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060622101717/http://www.swan.ac.uk/classics/staff/ter/grst/student%20papers/Roman%20Rep%20shield.htm |date=2006-06-22 }}</ref>


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Kasr El Harit is a small town located in the heart of the Egyptian desert, near the Nile. It is a site of historical importance; namely, because in 1900, there was excavated a scutum (a type of Roman shield).[1]

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  1. ^ this shield is also known as the Fayum shield. It was published as Kimmig, Wolfgang 1940. “Ein Keltenschild aus Ägypten.” Germania Bd. 24 Nr. 2, pages 106-111 [1] A student project to reconstruct this shield is A Roman Republican Shield Archived 2006-06-22 at the Wayback Machine