Divers have discovered rare remains of a military vessel in the ancient sunken city of Thônis-Heracleion — once Egypt’s largest port on the Mediterranean — and a funerary complex illustrating the presence of Greek merchants, the country said on Monday, July 19.
The city includes units behind zigzag walls, a bakery and more.
New evidence shows priest-embalmers were savvy entrepreneurs who offered burial packages for every budget.
Egypt’s classical wonders are off limits but a royal tomb is one of four sites where 3D modelling gives us a fascinating glimpse of antiquity
Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities announced on Friday that it has discovered a number of huge archaeological stone blocks near Giza pyramids west of the capital Cairo.
Divers swimming through Heracleion, an ancient Egyptian city that’s now under water, have discovered a trove of artifacts, including the remains of a temple, gold jewelry, coins and the missing piece of a ceremonial boat, according to Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities.
About 29 million years ago, the sands of the western Egyptian desert melted and created tiny pieces of canary yellow glass — some of which ended up decorating King Tut’s pectoral (chest ornament).
A Curtin University researcher has solved a nearly 100-year-old riddle by discovering that glass found in the Egyptian desert was created by a meteorite impact, rather than atmospheric airburst, in findings that have implications for understanding the threat posed by asteroids.
CLASSIFIED KGB documents reveal shocking findings inside Egypt’s Great Pyramid.
Archaeologists in Egypt have made an exciting tomb discovery – the final resting place of a high priest, untouched for 4,400 years.
