Ornately-tattooed 3,000-year-old mummy discovered by archaeologists In 2016, an ancient Egyptian mummy with symbolic tattoos was discovered by a team of archeologists, they thought were first of their kind. The 3000-year-old mummified woman was tattooed with various symbols, including cows, lotus and divine eyes, which could represent her religious status or practices. It was the … Continue reading Ornately-tattooed 3,000-year-old mummy discovered by archaeologists →

Egypt unveils discovery of 30 ancient coffins with mummies inside On Saturday, the Egyptian authorities revealed 30 ancient wooden sarcophagi found in Luxor, including mummies indeed. The Supreme Council of Antiquities secretary general Mostafa Waziri told reporters that the discovery was the country’s largest in more than a century. After years of foreign archeological digs, it … Continue reading Egypt unveils biggest ancient coffin find in over a century →

Temple of Ptolemy IV Discovered in Southern Egypt The remains of Ptolemy 4 Philopator’s temple were incidentally stumbled upon when an Egyptian archeological mission was digging in Kom Ishqaw City, Sohag Governorate. It was a nome in Egypt under the Greek Empire rule, earlier known as the Per-Wadjet. During an excavation in Kom Shaqao Sohag, a … Continue reading Temple of Ptolemy IV Discovered in Southern Egypt →

King Tut’s Coffin Has been Removed from his Tomb for the First Time in History From the time that King Tutankhamun’s body was placed, the outermost sarcophagus had never left the 3300-year-old tomb. Even in 1922, following the discovery of the tomb by the British archeologist Howard Carter, the outer coffin made from wood and … Continue reading King Tut’s Coffin Has been Removed from his Tomb for the First Time in History →

Divers find temples and treasure in Egypt’s ancient city of Heracleion A trove of artefacts, including the remains of a temple, gold jewelry, coins and the missing piece of a ceremonial ship, have been found by divers swimming through Heracleion, an ancient Egyptian city now underwater. Heracleion — named after the legendary Hercules, who ancient … Continue reading Divers find temples and treasure in Egypt’s ancient city of Heracleion →

9-Year-Old Kid Literally Stumbled on Stunning Fossils of a New Hominid In South Africa, a young boy walking his dog has unconsciously stumbled through a pair of about 2 million years old which is now supposed to fill an integral gap in our knowledge of human evolution. Nine-years-old Matthew Berger and his dog stumbled in a cavern … Continue reading 9-Year-Old Kid Literally Stumbled on Stunning Fossils of a New Hominid →

Remains of Graeco-Roman Senate Building Unearthed in Egypt With a history as rich as Egypt’s, there’s really no limit to the type of discoveries that can be unearthed between Sinai to Siwa and down to Aswan. North Sinai holds the remains of the ancient Egyptian city of Pelusium – an area now known as Tell … Continue reading Roman Senate Building Unearthed in Egypt →

Scientists Finally Discover Ancient Blueprints Showing How The Pyramids Were Built. Built 4,500 years ago during Egypt’s Old Kingdom, the pyramids of Giza are more than elaborate tombs — they’re also one of the historians’ best sources of insight into how the ancient Egyptians lived since their walls are covered with illustrations of agricultural practices, … Continue reading New Discovery Finally Explains How The Egyptians Built Their Great Pyramids →

Oldest Known Christian Autograph Originates From Roman Egypt Egypt played a very significant role in the history of early Christianity. A researcher has announced that she has found the earliest known Christian letter, that was written in Roman Egypt in the 3rd century AD. The contents of this letter are challenging assumptions about the early … Continue reading World’s Oldest Christian Letter Found On 3rd Century Egyptian Papyrus →