Archaeologists using 3D laser scanning have discovered several blocks from one of the Ramesseum’s gates buried under the sand.
Arkeonews has an article about the massive stone sarcophagi built for the sacred Apis bulls and placed in the Serapeum of Saqqara.
A new study reveals that the reason why the Great Pyramid of Khufu has withstood strong earthquakes is because pressure-relieving chambers dampened seismic movement.
After viewing a silver trumpet from King Tut’s tomb now on display in the Grand Egyptian Museum, Gary A. Rendsburg writes about the silver trumpets of Numbers 10.
An Egyptologist ranks 27 Egyptian pyramids built for pharaohs (70 mins).
Zoom lecture on June 10: “Iron Age Religion in the ‘Great’ City of the Ammonites,” by Joel S. Burnett
Archaeologists working in Nicaea (Iznik) have discovered a 3rd-century fresco depicting Jesus as the Good Shepherd.
Turkey now has nearly 700 museums, an increase of 270 in the past decade.
“One of the human casts found nearly 65 years ago in Pompeii’s Garden of the Fugitives was a doctor caught amongst the fleeing crowd with a case of medical equipment.”
In a two-part interview with The Book and the Spade, David deSilva discusses the archaeological evidence related to Paul’s ministry.
HT: Agade, Mark Hoffman, Explorator