Tag: Egypt
Giant Ramesses II Statues Discovered in Egypt After Local Resident Finds Inscribed Stone
A carved stone found on a plot of land in Egypt has led archaeologists to the remains of two enormous royal statues believed to depict Pharaoh Ramesses II. The discovery took place…
Ancient Image of the Lighthouse of Alexandria Found on Bronze Ring
A tiny bronze ring recovered from the submerged ruins of Alexandria has revealed a rare image of one of the ancient world’s greatest lost monuments: the Lighthouse of Alexandria. Underwater archaeologists found…
Ancient Egyptians Deliberately Produced Arsenical Bronze 4,000 Years Ago on Elephantine Island
Metalworkers on Elephantine Island near Aswan were deliberately producing arsenical bronze nearly 4,000 years ago using sophisticated alloying techniques, according to new research published in Archaeometry. The discovery overturns long-held assumptions about…
Museum Employee Steals 3,000-Year-Old Egyptian Pharaoh’s Bracelet, Sells for $4,000
A 3,000-year-old gold bracelet belonging to an ancient Egyptian pharaoh has been stolen from Cairo’s Egyptian Museum, sold for less than $4,000, and melted down by a gold smelter. Egyptian authorities have…
Ancient Egyptian “House of Life” Discovered in Luxor
In the grand necropolis of ancient Thebes on the west bank of the Nile stands a sprawling mortuary complex to one of ancient Egypt’s greatest pharaohs. Known as the Ramesseum, this mortuary…
What’s All This About Hidden Megastructures Under the Great Pyramid?
Recently there has been a bit of a kerfuffle around ancient Egypt. Three new royal tombs have been uncovered in as many weeks, and that’s something of a big deal when the…