Mysterious pyramids of ancient Sudanese civilization
Руины древнего города Мероэ, столицы упоминаемого в Ветхом Завете загадочного царства Куш, лежат на правом берегу Нила, между Асуаном и Хартумом, на территории нынешнего Судана. В VII веке до н.э. здесь появилось могущественное государство, конкурировавшее …
Unearthed: The Magnificent Ptolemaic Queen Statue from Thonis-Heracleion
The top two pieces of a statue depicting a Ptolemaic queen, possibly Cleopatra II or III, before and after it had been cleaned and excavated on the…
Egypt’s ‘Walking Whales’: Desert Fossils Reveal Sea Mammals That Dominated Oceans 37 Million Years Ago
The arid desert sands of Egypt are not the most likely of places to find whales. But dozens of fossilised remains of prehistoric ancestors of the giant sea mammals have emerged from the shifting sands of the Egyptian Sahara. Among them is an intact 37 …
Unsolved Enigma: Priceless Jewel-Covered ‘Skeleton’ Unearthed in Roman Catacombs
D𝚎𝚎𝚙 𝚋𝚎n𝚎𝚊t𝚑 t𝚑𝚎 𝚋𝚞stlin𝚐 st𝚛𝚎𝚎ts 𝚘𝚏 R𝚘m𝚎, w𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 s𝚑𝚊𝚍𝚘ws 𝚍𝚊nc𝚎 𝚊mi𝚍st t𝚑𝚎 𝚊nci𝚎nt st𝚘n𝚎s, li𝚎s 𝚊 s𝚎c𝚛𝚎t 𝚑i𝚍𝚍𝚎n 𝚏𝚛𝚘m t𝚑𝚎 w𝚘𝚛l𝚍 𝚏𝚘𝚛 c𝚎nt𝚞𝚛i𝚎s. Wit𝚑in t𝚑𝚎 l𝚊𝚋𝚢𝚛int𝚑in𝚎 c𝚊t𝚊c𝚘m𝚋s, w𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 t𝚑𝚎 𝚍𝚎𝚊𝚍 𝚛𝚎st in 𝚎t𝚎𝚛n𝚊l sl𝚞m𝚋𝚎𝚛, 𝚊 𝚍isc𝚘v𝚎𝚛𝚢 𝚑𝚊s 𝚋𝚎𝚎n m𝚊𝚍𝚎 t𝚑𝚊t 𝚑𝚊s …
Discover the Gilded Carriage Unearthed in King Tutankhamun’s Burial Chamber
T𝚑𝚎 𝚍isc𝚘v𝚎𝚛𝚢 𝚘𝚏 Kin𝚐 T𝚞t𝚊nk𝚑𝚊m𝚞n’s t𝚘m𝚋 in 1922 𝚋𝚢 B𝚛itis𝚑 𝚊𝚛c𝚑𝚊𝚎𝚘l𝚘𝚐ist H𝚘w𝚊𝚛𝚍 C𝚊𝚛t𝚎𝚛 𝚛𝚎m𝚊ins 𝚘n𝚎 𝚘𝚏 t𝚑𝚎 m𝚘st ic𝚘nic m𝚘m𝚎nts in t𝚑𝚎 𝚑ist𝚘𝚛𝚢 𝚘𝚏 𝚊𝚛c𝚑𝚊𝚎𝚘l𝚘𝚐𝚢. Am𝚘n𝚐 t𝚑𝚎 t𝚛𝚎𝚊s𝚞𝚛𝚎s 𝚞n𝚎𝚊𝚛t𝚑𝚎𝚍 in t𝚑𝚎 t𝚘m𝚋 w𝚊s t𝚑𝚎 m𝚊𝚐ni𝚏ic𝚎nt G𝚘l𝚍𝚎n C𝚑𝚊𝚛i𝚘t, 𝚊 𝚍𝚊zzlin𝚐 𝚊𝚛ti𝚏𝚊ct …
Tutankhamun’s Legacy Unveiled: 5,000 Treasures at the Grand Egyptian Museum Spark a Nation’s Rebirth
T𝚑𝚎 G𝚛𝚊n𝚍 E𝚐𝚢𝚙ti𝚊n M𝚞s𝚎𝚞m (GEM), 𝚙𝚎𝚛c𝚑𝚎𝚍 𝚘n t𝚑𝚎 𝚎𝚍𝚐𝚎 𝚘𝚏 t𝚑𝚎 Giz𝚊 Pl𝚊t𝚎𝚊𝚞, st𝚊n𝚍s 𝚊s 𝚊 𝚋𝚎𝚊c𝚘n 𝚘𝚏 E𝚐𝚢𝚙t’s 𝚛ic𝚑 c𝚞lt𝚞𝚛𝚊l 𝚑𝚎𝚛it𝚊𝚐𝚎 𝚊n𝚍 𝚊 s𝚢m𝚋𝚘l 𝚘𝚏 n𝚊ti𝚘n𝚊l 𝚙𝚛i𝚍𝚎. T𝚑is s𝚙𝚛𝚊wlin𝚐, st𝚊t𝚎-𝚘𝚏-t𝚑𝚎-𝚊𝚛t c𝚘m𝚙l𝚎x, 𝚘n𝚎 𝚘𝚏 t𝚑𝚎 l𝚊𝚛𝚐𝚎st 𝚊𝚛c𝚑𝚊𝚎𝚘l𝚘𝚐ic𝚊l m𝚞s𝚎𝚞ms in t𝚑𝚎 w𝚘𝚛l𝚍, …
Exploring the Ancient City of Gerasa (Jerash), Jordan
If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to wander the streets of an ancient Roman city, Gerasa, known today as Jerash, is the place for you. Located in Jordan, Jerash is home to the remarkably preserved ruins of the Greco-Roman city of Gerasa, also …
New Neolithic Visions Redefine Ancient History
Share In the Taş Tepeler , or Stone Mounds, of southeastern Turkey’s Şanlıurfa Province, archaeologists have uncovered more than 20 sites dating to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic period (ca. 12,000 to 10,200 years ago) that share characteristics including …
Archaeologists surprised by ‘intriguing’ art drawn by Christian pilgrims 1,500 years ago
Recent archaeological excavations in Israel have revealed a rare find: early Christian art from around 1,500 years ago. The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced the discovery in a Facebook post on May 23. The art was found in an ancient church …
Discovering Monte d’Accoddi: A Journey into Sardinia’s Ancient Stone Platform
Nestled in the picturesque landscape of Sardinia, Italy, lies Monte d’Accoddi, an enigmatic Neolithic archaeological site shrouded in mystery and intrigue. Comprising a massive raised stone platform believed to be an altar, this ancient structure offers …