Leopard teeth and the remains of veal have been discovered in a huge house near the Giza Pyramids. The house is part of a city that dates mainly to the time when the Pyramid of Menkaure was being built.
http://www.livescience.com/42717-leopard-teeth-found-at-giza-pyramids.html
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Tuesday, January 7, 2014
Fate of Ark of the Covenant Revealed in Hebrew Text
A newly translated Hebrew text claims to reveal where treasures from King Solomon's temple were hidden and discusses the fate of the Ark of the Covenant itself. It claims that the treasures from the temple were recorded on a "tablet of bronze" something quite similar to the Copper Scroll found at Qumran.
http://www.livescience.com/42398-ark-of-covenant-fate-revealed-in-hebrew-text.html
http://www.livescience.com/42398-ark-of-covenant-fate-revealed-in-hebrew-text.html
Thursday, January 2, 2014
King Tut's mummified penis may point to religious struggle
New research reveals that a number of anomalies in Tutankhamun's mummification may be related to religious upheaval during t he king's life
http://m.livescience.com/42290-king-tut-mummified-penis-explained.html
http://m.livescience.com/42290-king-tut-mummified-penis-explained.html
Friday, December 20, 2013
Creepy Crawly Rock Art Discovered in Egypt
Egyptologists have discovered a broken rock panel containing depictions of what appear to be spiders. It is the first time that rock art showing spiders has been found in Egypt and, it appears, the entire Old World.
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Inscriptions everywhere! Magical Medieval Crypt excavated in Sudan
Archaeologists in Sudan have excavated a crypt with seven naturally mummified bodies and walls full of inscriptions written in Greek and Coptic.
http://www.livescience.com/42017-medieval-crypt-holds-7-male-mummies.html
http://www.livescience.com/42017-medieval-crypt-holds-7-male-mummies.html
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Terracotta Warriors inspired by ancient Greek art
New research, including newly translated ancient texts, indicate that the Terracotta Warriors were inspired by ancient Greek art.
http://www.livescience.com/41828-terracotta-warriors-inspired-by-greek-art.html
http://www.livescience.com/41828-terracotta-warriors-inspired-by-greek-art.html
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Multiple Tombs await Discovery in Egypt's Valley of the Kings
Researchers working on the biggest exploration project in Egypt's Valley of the Kings since Howard Carter's time believe that multiple tombs await discovery.
http://www.livescience.com/41675-tombs-hidden-in-valley-of-kings.html
http://www.livescience.com/41675-tombs-hidden-in-valley-of-kings.html
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