Lost Egyptian City Found Underwater After 1200 Years The ‘lost city of Atlantis has eluded explorers for centuries and is almost certainly the stuff of myth. Staggeringly, though, an ancient city that is Atlantis in all but name has emerged from under the sea near Alexandria — and now the lost world of Heracleion is … Continue reading Lost Egyptian City Found Underwater After 1200 Years →

Mystery behind Cleopatra’s tomb: Two mummies discovered in Egypt could help solve it The mummies of two high-status ancient Egyptians discovered in a temple on the Nile delta may bring researchers a step closer to finding the remains of Cleopatra, the legendary Egyptian queen. The mummies, which had lain undisturbed for 2,000 years, are in … Continue reading Mystery behind Cleopatra’s tomb: Two mummies discovered in Egypt could help solve it →

Buried in Sand for a Millennium: Africa’s Roman Ghost City Got Your archeologist’s cap on? Today we invite you to touch down in Algeria and explore Timgad, a lost Roman city on the edge of the Sahara desert that remained hidden beneath the sand for nearly a thousand years. Positively obscure compared to the international … Continue reading Buried in Sand for a Millennium: Africa’s Roman Ghost City →

Egypt Unearths Tomb of Royal Priest From 4,400 Years Ago Egypt unveiled a well-preserved 4,400-year-old tomb decorated with hieroglyphs and statues south of Cairo on Saturday, and officials expect more discoveries when archaeologists excavate the site further in the coming months. The tomb was found in a buried ridge at the ancient necropolis of Saqqara. … Continue reading Egypt Unearths Tomb of Royal Priest From 4,400 Years Ago →

Paint like an Egyptian: X-rays reveal creative process behind ancient tomb art Every painter has a process, but the painstaking revisions and countless tiny edits are invisible to those who only see the final product. In a study published today in PLOS ONE, researchers used x-rays to reveal how 3000-year-old paintings inside Egypt’s Theban Necropolis … Continue reading Paint like an Egyptian: X-rays reveal creative process behind ancient tomb art →

Archaeologists Find Massive 3,000-Year-Old Statue in Cairo Slum Archaeologists have found a 26-foot statue submerged in ground water in a Cairo slum that the Antiquities Ministry has hailed as one of the most important discoveries ever. Experts say it probably depicts the revered Pharaoh Ramses II, who ruled Egypt more than 3,000 years ago. The … Continue reading Archaeologists Find Massive 3,000-Year-Old Statue in Cairo Slum →

New Mummies Discovered in Egypt May Hold Clues to Finally Finding Cleopatra’s Tomb The mystery behind Egyptian queen Cleopatra’s tomb is immense because nobody appears to know where she was buried. However, archaeologists in Egypt are in all probability, close to cracking the code with respect to Cleopatra’s burial after two mummies of high-status individuals, … Continue reading New Mummies Discovered in Egypt May Hold Clues to Finally Finding Cleopatra’s Tomb →

Fossilized teeth dating back 9.7 million years could ‘rewrite’ human history Paleontologists in Germany have discovered 9.7 million-year-old fossilized teeth that a German politician has hailed as potentially “rewriting” human history. The dental remains were found by scientists sifting through gravel and sand in a former bed of the Rhine River near the town of … Continue reading Fossilized teeth dating back 9.7 million years could ‘rewrite’ human history →

New 3-D Facial Reconstruction of Tutankhamun Released The pharaoh Tutankhamun, also known as King Tut, is arguably the best-known ruler in ancient Egyptian history. And while much has been written about the royal youth, who held the throne from about the age of 9 until his death a decade later around 1323 B.C., his actual … Continue reading New 3-D Facial Reconstruction of Tutankhamun Released →