“The tomb of an ancient Egyptian royal chamberlain was discovered in Sector A of the Bubasteum necropolis in Saqqara during its first excavation season.”
The Pyramid of Menkaure is now closed to visitors following the reopening of the Pyramid of Khafre. The closure allows for the maintenance and preservation work.
BBC Science Focus discusses the latest theories for how the Giza pyramids were constructed.
Jerusalem University College is opening their graduate field studies to Egypt and Greece to individuals who are not enrolled in the accompanying semester courses.
“More than 3,000 people gathered at the historic site of Mukawir (Machaerus) on 12 September for a sunset performance of Handel’s Messiah.”
The largest Roman wall mosaic ever found, together with a colorful fresco, was opened in Rome to the public for the first time, thirty years after its discovery.
A multiyear underwater archaeology project studying ancient harbors in the Mediterranean determined that ports were larger than usually assumed because of anchoring areas beyond the built walls of the harbor.
Konstantinos Politis, excavator of the “Sanctuary of Lot” on the eastern side of the Dead Sea, died last month.
HT: Agade, Ted Weis, Explorator, Alexander Schick