In Egypt, a bowling alley from the Greco-Roman period was apparently discovered

Cairo - Italian archaeologists have discovered the remains of a hall in Egypt where a game similar to bowling was played. According to the Egyptian news agency MENA, the hall dates back to the era of the Greco-Roman Ptolemaic dynasty.
    Researchers encountered the hall in Kum Mádí in the Faiyum province (about a hundred kilometers southwest of the Egyptian capital). The hall, which had no roof, had a floor covered with granite blocks. The researchers found a track that is 20 centimeters deep, with a square hole in the central part that opens toward some ceramic component connected to its lower section.
    At the same location, two of several balls used for the game were also found. Both balls are made of polished granite.
    This is the first discovery of such a structure in Egypt, the archaeologists emphasized.
    In the same area, the ruins of residential houses, including a large room where scientists found papyrus scrolls and ceramic objects, as well as glass and bronze vessels— all also dating back to the time of the Ptolemies, who ruled Egypt from 332 BC to 30 AD—were also excavated.
    The oldest archaeological remains discovered so far in Kum Mádí belong to a temple dedicated to the cult of the ancient Egyptian goddess Isis. The sanctuary was built during the 12th dynasty, whose pharaohs ruled in Egypt from 1990 to 1780 BC.
    The Ptolemaic dynasty was established by the representative of Alexander the Great, General Ptolemy. The last ruler of the dynasty was the famous Cleopatra VII.