Archaeologists have discovered the tomb of an unknown Egyptian pharaoh who ruled during the Second Intermediate Period.
“An Egyptian archaeological mission from the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) has discovered the tomb of a high-ranking military commander dating back to King Ramses III, along with a collection of mass and individual graves from the Greek, Roman, and Late Periods at Tell Roud Iskander in the Maskhouta area.”
A new study by Nicholas Brown of Yale University argues that clay trays found near the sarcophagus of King Tutankhamun were used for libations in the Osirian funerary rite.
The presence of iron shackles at an Egyptian gold mine suggests that some of the workers in the Ptolemaic period were slaves.
A team using radar technology claims that they have discovered a vast underground city more than 6,500 feet beneath the Giza pyramids. Egyptian authorities deny this is true.
Joel Kramer (Expedition Bible) has posted a new video about the tomb of Amenhotep II, the possible pharaoh of the exodus.
The Antalya Archaeology Museum will be reconstructed on its current site, with its completion scheduled for the end of 2026.
The Hagia Sophia History and Experience Museum presents the history of the church and Istanbul, including artifacts never before displayed.
Jay Jean Jackson imagines what the ancient Greek pilgrimage along the Sacred Way to the temple of Apollo in Didyma would have been like.
The exhibition “Gobeklitepe: The Mystery of a Sacred Place” in Rome’s Colosseum has attracted 5 million visitors so far.
Archaeologists found four fragments of the Book of the Dead in the archives of a museum in Italy.
Smithsonian Magazine runs a feature story on Rome’s underground aqueducts.
The assassination of Julius Caesar was reenacted on location on the Ides of March.
HT: Agade, Gordon Franz, Ted Weis, Explorator
