A 2,300 year-old fortress that guarded Berenike, an ancient port located in Egypt by the Red Sea, has been uncovered.
https://www.livescience.com/64407-ancient-egypt-fortress-war-elephants.html
Thursday, January 3, 2019
Thursday, December 20, 2018
Newly Discovered Incantation Describes Creature called the "Devourer"
A 2,800 year-old incantation, written in Aramaic, was recently discovered by archaeologists at the site of Zincirli in Turkey.
https://www.livescience.com/64362-ancient-aramaic-incantation-describes-devourer.html
https://www.livescience.com/64362-ancient-aramaic-incantation-describes-devourer.html
Friday, December 7, 2018
The man who saw Ethiopia's "Ark of the Covenant"
In this article I report on Edward Ullendorff, a professor at the University of London who saw Ethiopia's closely guarded "Ark of the Covenant" during WW2. The ark is said to be in Our Lady of Zion in Aksum, Ethiopia.
https://www.livescience.com/64256-ark-of-the-covenant-location.html
https://www.livescience.com/64256-ark-of-the-covenant-location.html
Friday, November 30, 2018
Two New Caves Near Qumran May have held Dead Sea Scrolls
Archaeologists are searching for Dead Sea Scrolls in two recently discovered caves near Qumran. Both caves have evidence that they held scrolls in the past.
https://www.livescience.com/64200-dead-sea-scrolls-caves-discovered.html
https://www.livescience.com/64200-dead-sea-scrolls-caves-discovered.html
Tuesday, November 20, 2018
Gold Fever Hits Middle East Treasure Looters
Several major finds in this story:
https://www.livescience.com/64130-middle-east-looters-spirit-possession.html
Tuesday, November 13, 2018
Mini-Terracotta Army Discovered in China
A 2,100 year-old pit filled with chariots and small sculptures of infantry, cavalry, watchtowers, servants and musicians has been discovered in China.
https://www.livescience.com/64071-mini-terracotta-army-discovered-china.html
https://www.livescience.com/64064-photos-mini-terracotta-army.html
https://www.livescience.com/64071-mini-terracotta-army-discovered-china.html
https://www.livescience.com/64064-photos-mini-terracotta-army.html
Wednesday, November 7, 2018
Ancient Ceremonial Complexes Revealed in World's Driest Desert
Two ancient ceremonial complexes, one constructed 5,000 years ago and the other 3,200 years ago, have been identified in the Atacama Desert.
https://www.livescience.com/64025-ancient-ceremonial-complexes-atacama.html
https://www.livescience.com/64025-ancient-ceremonial-complexes-atacama.html
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