Tag: Egypt
New methods for ancient texts
Magical texts of the Ancient Near East, Egypt and neighbouring regions are the focus of a new research group at the University of Würzburg....
Walls along River Nile reveal ancient form of hydraulic engineering
An international team of researchers who discovered a vast network of stone walls along the River Nile in Egypt and Sudan say these massive...
Queen Hetepheres’ bracelets reveal new information on trade networks in Old Kingdom Egypt, c 2600 BC
Macquarie University researchers have led the analysis of bracelets found in the tomb of queen Hetepheres I – the largest and most famous collection...
Largest ever mummification workshop uncovered in Saqqara
Two embalming workshops, the largest and most complete found to date, dedicated to humans and animals have been uncovered at the Saqqara Necropolis in...
Byzantine and Late Period artefacts unearthed in Egypt’s Meir necropolis
The Egyptian archaeological mission has located Byzantine era buildings and Late Period burials in the archaeological site of Meir, near the city of el-Qusiya,...
Buddha statue found at Berenike on Egypt’s Red Sea Coast
Egypt was at the center of a trade route that connected the Roman Empire with many areas of the ancient world, including India. There...