About 12,000 years ago, hunter-gatherers who inhabited a swathe of Arabian desert carved life-sized images of camels and other animals on sandstone cliffs and boulders, using rock art to mark the ...
After that, Egyptian royals were buried at the Valley of the Kings near ancient Thebes.) "I found the statue hidden under the sand, and nearby was a false door inscribed with the name 'Messi,'" Zahi ...
Archaeologists recently found an ancient copper workshop in the Sinai region of Egypt – the land tied to Moses and the Book of Exodus. The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced the ...
Images of ancient Egyptian workers (above) survive, as do many written documents which give insight into their lives - and illnesses About 3,500 years ago, a craftsman called Panebu was recorded as ...
Four people were arrested in connection to the theft of a 3,000-year-old bracelet that belonged to an ancient Egyptian pharaoh, according to a report. The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced ...
Archaeologists found a bone whistle used by ancient Egyptian guards to warn of grave robbers, shedding light on how royal tombs were protected. The whistle made from a cow’s toe bone was recovered ...
Isn’t this exactly how you get an ancient Egyptian curse? A 3,000-year-old Pharaoh’s bracelet has been stolen from a museum and melted down for gold. Pharaoh Amenemope’s lapis lazuli bead jewellery ...
The ancient Egyptians took a number of measures to safeguard the pyramids. But did they ever resort to booby traps? The answer, Egyptologists told Live Science, is an emphatic no. "No, they didn't use ...
An "unparalleled" funerary statue of an ancient Egyptian man whose name may be Messi has been discovered at the Saqqara necropolis — and it shows him standing with what appears to be his tiny wife and ...
(Reuters) -About 12,000 years ago, hunter-gatherers who inhabited a swathe of Arabian desert carved life-sized images of camels and other animals on sandstone cliffs and boulders, using rock art to ...
The discovery of a sunken port off the coast of Egypt may offer a puzzle piece in the longstanding search for Cleopatra’s lost tomb and glimpses into the country’s ancient maritime activity, according ...
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