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13 widespread myths about ancient Egypt historians actively dispute

Ancient Egypt has captivated people for centuries, inspiring countless books, documentaries, and blockbuster movies. Yet many of the ideas we take for granted about pharaohs, pyram...

Egypt uncovers ancient tombs revealing early funerary architecture

From Tombs To Pyramids: How Early Dynastic Minya Burials Shaped Ancient Egyptian Architecture

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A recent archaeological discovery at Gabal El-Teir in Minya Governorate provides new insights into the evolution of funerary architecture in ancie...

A 3,000-Year-Old Painter’s Palette from Ancient Egypt, with Traces of the Original Colors Still In It

It’s a good bet that your first box of crayons or watercolors was a simple affair of six or so colors… just like the palette belonging to Amenemopet, vizier to Pharaoh Amenhotep II...

Archaeologists Discover Ancient Egyptian Mummy Buried with Pages from Homer’s Iliad: When Literature Guided Souls Throug...

Renaissance Europe admired ancient Rome, ancient Rome admired ancient Greece, and ancient Greece admired ancient Egypt. But the admiration could actually go both ways in that last...

Archaeologists Just Found 260 Mysterious Burial Monuments Across The Sahara That Were Built Before The Egyptian Pyramids

Archaeologists recently identified 260 enclosure burials in Sudan's Atbai Desert that date back as far as 4000 B.C.E. and hold the remains of humans and livestock from an unknown n...

Ancient Egyptian Capital City Investigated

BENI SUEF, EGYPT—La Brújula Verde reports that a reused stone block carved with the name […] The post Ancient Egyptian Capital City Investigated appeared first on Archaeology Magaz...

Egypt uncovers ancient Egyptian, Greco-Roman artifacts south of Cairo

Egypt announced Sunday the discovery of artifacts dating back to the ancient Egyptian and Greco-Roman eras in Beni Suef Governorate, south of Cairo, reported Xinhua. A statement...

Egypt unveils a striking trove of ancient artifacts as the country tries to boost tourism industry

CAIRO (AP) — Archaeologists unearthed a set of ancient artifacts in Egypt including Pharaonic funerary furniture, remains of a Roman basilica and a marble head of Aphrodite, the an...

Egypt Announces Major Archaeological Find at Panehsy Tomb in Matariya, Ain Shams

  The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has announced on Sunday, 31 May, a major archaeological breakthrough at the tomb of “Panehsy” in Matariya, Ain Shams, revealing new detail...

Archaeologists uncover ancient Byzantine city in Egypt’s western desert

Well-preserved fourth-century quarters reveal details of daily life, urban development and economic activitiesArchaeologists in Egypt have uncovered a well-preserved Byzantine-era...

Mystery as 3,000-year-old tomb is unearthed in Egypt

It contains an open courtyard leading to a rock-cut chapel shaped like an inverted “T”, with burial chambers carved beneath the ground.

Ancient Things We Found That Were Ahead of Their Time

Egypt unveils a striking trove of ancient artifacts as the country tries to boost tourism industry

CAIRO — Archaeologists unearthed a set of ancient artifacts in Egypt including Pharaonic funerary furniture, remains of a Roman basilica and a marble head of Aphrodite, the ancien...

Striking trove of artefacts unearthed in Egypt including Aphrodite’s head and ancient inscriptions

The findings are part of a broader governmental initiative to invigorate the nation's tourism industry

Ancient history repeats

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Funeral Cache Discovered in Egypt at Heliopolis

CAIRO, EGYPT—According to an Ahram Online report, an excavation of the mudbrick tomb of “Panehsy” […] The post Funeral Cache Discovered in Egypt at Heliopolis appeared first on Arc...

The Assyrians: The Civilization That Terrorized the Ancient World

Scientists found fossil pollen that revealed a hidden Nile channel used to build the Great Pyramid

Ancient Egyptians ingeniously utilized a forgotten, high-volume Nile branch, the Khufu Branch, to transport massive pyramid stones. Scientific evidence reveals this 'water highway'...

These Three Ancient Civilizations Across Three Continents Built Similar Monuments. Were They Mapping The Stars?

A long-standing theory suggests that civilizations in Egypt, Cambodia, and Mexico built similar structures that aligned with a mysterious cosmic event that took place in 10500 B.C....

Egypt uncovers lost Byzantine-era city in the western desert

A well-preserved Byzantine-era residential city in the western desert is one of two major archaeological finds announced by Egypt on Saturday.

A Newly Discovered 3,000-Year-Old Egyptian Tomb Is Remarkably Preserved but Faces Growing Flood Risks

Discover the latest major find in Egyptian archaeology with experts racing against a changing climate to protect ancient monuments.

Ancient Artifact Discoveries Boost Egypt Tourism Success

Global tourism is experiencing a fantastic wave of enthusiasm as Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities officially unveils a striking new collection of ancient artifacts. Unea...

Two Early Dynastic Tombs Exposed in Egypt

MINYA GOVERNORATE, EGYPT—Two tombs dated to the Early Dynastic period have been unearthed at Gabal […] The post Two Early Dynastic Tombs Exposed in Egypt appeared first on Archaeol...