Unusually Arranged Skeletons And Artifacts Found Inside A 1,500-Year-Old Tomb In Berenice Troglodytica, Egypt Archaeologists excavating in the city of Berenice Troglodytica, an ancient seaport of Egypt on the western shore of the Red Sea, have found a 1,500-year monumental tomb that contains unusually arranged skeletons. The grave is also filled with many beautiful artefacts. … Continue reading Unusually Arranged Skeletons And Artifacts Found Inside A 1,500-Year-Old Tomb In Berenice Troglodytica, Egypt →

250 mummies in coffins among the latest discoveries from Egypt’s Saqqara treasure trove Egyptian archaeologists have revealed another massive haul of priceless artefacts from the Saqqara Necropolis, a bountiful site near Cairo that likely still holds untold secrets. On display Monday were dozens of newly-discovered, beautifully decorated coffins or sarcophagi, still sealed up with their … Continue reading 250 mummies in coffins among the latest discoveries from Egypt’s Saqqara treasure trove →

Archaeologists Discover Another Buried Sphinx In Egypt Egyptian archaeologists working on a groundwater reduction project at the Kom Ombo Temple in Aswan have discovered a sandstone sphinx, according to the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities on Sunday. The discovery comes as a surprise as in the last few months, archaeologists working in Egypt have uncovered the … Continue reading Archaeologists Discover Another Buried Sphinx In Egypt →

How did the ancient Egyptians drill through granite? A question that has always intrigued archaeologists is how past civilizations made their objects and monuments. Works such as the exquisite staircases of Machu Picchu, the geoglyphs of Acre, and the pyramids of Egypt raise questions about the use of technologies and tools. The lack of understanding … Continue reading How did the ancient Egyptians drill through granite? →

Mysteries Of Ancient Egypt: The Unfinished Obelisk Of Aswan Abandoned thousands of years ago in the quarries of northern Aswan, ancient Egypt, the Unfinished Obelisk are a mass of granite 40 meters long (138 feet) and more than 1,090 tons (1,200 short tons) that makes up one of the most important mysteries of the archaeological … Continue reading Mysteries Of Ancient Egypt: The Unfinished Obelisk Of Aswan →

Cattle May Have Been Domesticated in the Central Nile Valley Scientists have found that humans domesticated cattle around 10,000 years ago in the Central Nile region in today’s Sudan. The preliminary conclusions from researchers at the Polish Academy of Sciences who recently returned from excavations overturn traditional thoughts that domesticated cattle came to East Africa … Continue reading Cattle May Have Been Domesticated in the Central Nile Valley →

An ancient temple dedicated to Zeus unearthed in Egypt Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered the remains of an ancient temple built to honour Zeus-Kasios, a deity sporting the features of both Zeus and the weather-god Kasios, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced on Monday. The ruins were unearthed at the Tell el-Farama archaeological … Continue reading An ancient temple dedicated to Zeus unearthed in Egypt →

Sixth Dynasty Official’s Tomb Discovered in Saqqara A team of archaeologists in Egypt has discovered the 4,300-year-old tomb of a man named Mehtjetju, an official who claimed that he had access to “secret” royal documents.  “The dignitary bore the name Mehtjetju and was, among other things, an official with access to royal sealed — that … Continue reading Sixth Dynasty Official’s Tomb Discovered in Saqqara →

There is a hidden underground ‘city’ beneath the Giza Pyramids, experts claim An enormous system of caves, chambers and tunnels lies hidden beneath the Pyramids of Giza, according to a British explorer who claims to have found the lost underworld of the pharaohs. Populated by bats and venomous spiders, the underground complex was found in … Continue reading There is a hidden underground ‘city’ beneath the Giza Pyramids, experts claim →