Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed a school that dates back about 1,700 years that contains Greek writings on its walls. Among the texts is a passage from the Odyssey telling a legendary story of ancient drug use.
http://www.livescience.com/43265-ancient-school-discovered-in-egypt.html
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Monday, February 3, 2014
4,600 year-old Step Pyramid Uncovered in Egypt
Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered a step pyramid that dates back about 4,600 years. It predates the Great Pyramid at Giza by at least a few decades.
http://www.livescience.com/43051-step-pyramid-uncovered-in-egypt.html
http://www.livescience.com/43051-step-pyramid-uncovered-in-egypt.html
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Giza Pyramids had Bustling Port and Military Troops
A series of new discoveries indicates that there was a bustling port near the Giza Pyramids with what we would consider to be military troops nearby.
http://www.livescience.com/42902-giza-pyramids-port-discovered.html
http://www.livescience.com/42902-giza-pyramids-port-discovered.html
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Veal and Leopard Teeth found in Massive House near Giza Pyramids
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
http://www.livescience.com/42717-leopard-teeth-found-at-giza-pyramids.html
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.
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