Tag: Greater Middle East
Two Egyptian mummy portraits restored
The Institute of Archaeology of the University of Zurich restituted two Egyptian mummy portraits from the 1st to 2nd century AD to the heirs...
Khafre pyramid much less dense than believed
The pyramid of Khafre, a symbol of the ancient world in Giza outside Cairo and one of three such huge structures there, is not...
Greek mosaic of ‘cheerful’ skeleton found in Turkey
Turkey's state-run news agency says archaeologists have unearthed an ancient mosaic featuring a reclining skeleton holding a drink with the inscription in Greek: "Be...
Egyptian amulet with name of Thutmose III found
A rare amulet more than 3,200 years old bearing the name of the Egyptian ruler Tuthmose III, Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty (who reigned...
Recent finds at the ancient city of Philadelphia
Surgical instruments and burial chambers unearthed during excavations in the Graeco-Roman city of Philadelphia in Turkey's Central Anatolian province of Karaman have boosted the...
Grim new details of damage at Palmyra museum
The first foreign experts who visited the museum in Palmyra after it was taken over from Islamic State militants said they spent a week...