Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered new evidence that could help pinpoint a long-lost ancient city along a military route, with possible ties to the biblical Exodus.The discovery was announced by the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities on August 15.The excavation centered on Tell Abu Seifi, an ancient fortified site in northeastern Egypt near the Sinai Peninsula that archaeologists believe may be the long-lost city of Mesen.ARCHAEOLOGISTS UNCOVER MYSTERIOUS FACE HIDDEN FOR CENTURIES IN BOOK OF REVELATION CITYThe site once stood along the Horus Military Road, a strategic route connecting Egypt with Sinai and Canaan, which some scholars have linked to the "way of the land of the Philistines" in the Book of Exodus.As Exodus details, the Israelites fled Egypt under Moses but were led away from the more direct route through the land of the Philistines, despite it being the shorter path toward Canaan.Archaeologists in Egypt uncovered a massive sandstone lintel at Tell Abu Seifi that could help identify the long-lost ancient city of Mesen.(Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities)In a translated statement, officials said archaeologists found a massive sandstone lintel, or stone beam, bearing the titles of Ramesses II, the pharaoh often associated with Moses.Ramesses II, born around 1303 B.C., is considered one of the most influential and powerful Egyptian rulers of the New Kingdom era.He died in roughly 1213 B.C., placing the newly uncovered beam at more than 3,000 years old.The new evidence "presents a strong archaeological and historical hypothesis linking the site to the ancient Egyptian city of Mesen."The lintel also bears an inscription referring to the restoration of a statue of Horus, described as "Lord of the City of Mesen."CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTEROfficials said the inscription strengthens the theory that Tell Abu Seifi may be the site of Mesen, which had been mentioned in texts dating to the New Kingdom.Archaeologists als...