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Lost for 700 years, one of the Seven Wonders is emerging from the sea again as 22 giant blocks help solve a 2,000-year-old mysteryA significant discovery is bringing the legendary Lighthouse of Alexandria back to light. Archaeologists have recovered 22 massive stone bl...- An ancient traveler from India inscribed his name across five ancient tombs in Egypt's Valley of the Kings 2,000 years agoAncient Indian travelers visited Egypt's Valley of the Kings. Researchers found nearly 30 inscriptions in Tamil, Sanskrit, Prakrit, and Gan...
- Roman emperor hidden as Egyptian Pharaoh found in Karnak Temple: 2,000-year-old stone discovery in Luxor shocks archaeologistsKarnak Temple in Luxor has yielded a remarkable 2,000-year-old stone slab showing Roman Emperor Tiberius depicted as an Egyptian pharaoh. T...
- In 1887, an Egyptian woman dug for fertilizer in the ruins of Amarna and uncovered the lost diplomatic network of the Bronze AgeWhile searching for fertilizer in 1887, an Egyptian woman made a startling discovery: baked clay tablets that would come to be known as the...
- The Parthenon was never meant to be pure white: scientists found traces of ancient paint hidden on the marbleAncient Greece, long perceived as a realm of gleaming white marble, is being re-evaluated. Scientific advancements, particularly through in...
- Archaeologists uncover Egyptian monument showing a Roman emperor portrayed as a pharaohAn ancient Egyptian stela, 2,000 years old, was discovered in Luxor. It shows Roman Emperor Tiberius as an Egyptian Pharaoh. This artifact ...
- Archaeologists discover perfectly circular ancient Egyptian temple that may have been used for sacred water ritualsNew discoveries at Tell el-Farama, ancient Pelusium, unveil a unique circular temple. This 2,200-year-old sanctuary, dedicated to the god P...
- Tour guide sketches diagram on 4,000-year-old Egyptian Pyramid wall, arrested after video goes viralA tour guide is facing legal action after allegedly drawing on Egypt’s ancient Pyramid of Unas. The incident, which was captured on video, ...
- Hong Kong Palace Museum to exhibit Egyptian relics in landmark cultural collaborationThe Hong Kong Palace Museum will host the city’s largest-ever exhibition of Egyptian antiquities beginning November 20. Featuring 250 relic...
- Pharaoh’s tomb discovered in Egypt for first time since Tutankhamun’s in 1922King Thutmose II's tomb has been discovered by a British-Egyptian team of researchers from Theban Necropolis' Western Valleys, which is sit...
- Dozens of ancient workshops unearthed at Pharaonic necropolis, outside Cairo, EgyptThese workshops date back to the 30th Pharaonic Dynasty (380 BC to 343 BC) and Ptolemaic period (305 BC to 30 BC)
- 2,000 mummified ram heads unearthed in Southern EgyptThe heads date from the Ptolemaic period, according to reports.
- Scientist discover hidden passage inside Egypt's Great PyramidThe Great Pyramid is the largest in Giza, standing 146 metres tall
- Egyptians urge British museum to return the 'icon of their identity' the Rosetta StoneEgyptians have termed Britain's possession of the stone as an act of 'cultural violence'.
- A treasure trove of Egyptian artefacts unearthed in Saqqara, EgyptArchaeologists have hit the jackpot as they unearth a buried treasure of Egyptian artefacts, including idols, mummified coffins, manuscript...
- Archaeologists unearth ancient beer factory in EgyptDr. Matthew Adams, one of the leaders of the Egyptian-American mission that made the discovery, said they believe the beer was used in roya...
- Ancient past merges seamlessly into the vibrant present in AlexandriaIt is believed that Roman general Julius Caesar and queen of Egypt Cleopatra once spent a stormy winter in Alexandria as lovers.
- Did ancient big cheeses love lacto?That cheese was so prized as to be stored away in an ancient Egyptian aristocrat’s tomb is not surprising; even the gods loved all kinds of...
- Why King Ramses II is making headlines?A 29 ft high statue, weighing 8.5 tonne, was found by an Egyptian-German archaeological team. It was partially submerged in water.
- Egypt protests: Respect historical and touristic treasuresPriceless antiquities at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo have been vandalised by looters taking advantage of the current unrest.
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