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Alexander’s Legacy: The Ptolemaic Era of Greek Rule in Egypt
When Alexander the Great conquered Egypt in 332 BCE, he signaled the beginning of the era of Ptolemaic rule. His general ...
Live Science1d
'Royal Egyptian inscription' of Ramesses III's name is first of its kind discovered in Jordan
Archaeologists in Jordan have documented a carved inscription bearing the name of Ramesses III, an Egyptian pharaoh who ...
IFLScience2d
Hidden Message Discovered On 3,300-Year-Old Egyptian Obelisk In Paris
The scholar who identified the message has now found several others, which show that the Luxor Obelisk still has something to ...
What the ancient world can teach us about death
In antiquity and now, inconsistency and illogicality lie at the heart of the human effort to imagine what happens when we’re ...
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Archaeologists found another Egyptian royal tomb—but who does it belong to?
The modern name comes from a Greek version of the ancient Egyptian name Abedju. The size of the 3,600-year-old limestone tomb chamber (shown from below and above) suggests that it was likely ...
Archaeology14d
An Egyptian Temple Reborn
The team has uncovered and photographed scenes that reveal how ancient Egyptians depicted and worshipped their gods and how they conceived of the universe through the astronomical objects and ...
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Newfound ancient Egyptian town had links with Queen Nefertiti's daughter
Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered the remains of a "major" 3,400-year-old town dating to the New Kingdom that was possibly built by King Tutankhamun's father and later added to by Ramesses II ...
Live Science15d
'Major' ancient Egyptian town discovered — and it has a jug stamped with the name of Nefertiti's daughter
Researchers found the older ancient Egyptian settlement while they were studying the Greek one. An unexpected discovery of mudbrick dating to the New Kingdom (circa 1550 to 1070 B.C.) revealed the ...
CNN15d
Mysterious altar found in ancient Mayan city contains bodies – and wasn’t made by the Maya
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Archaeologists ...
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Ancient altar found in Guatemala jungle apparently used for sacrifices, "especially of children," archaeologists say
An altar from the Teotihuacan culture, at the pre-Hispanic heart of what became Mexico, was discovered in Tikal National Park in Guatemala, the center of Mayan culture, demonstrating the ...
Greek Reporter18d
The Unorthodox Tactics and Weapons of Ancient Warfare
The Persians used the ancient weapon of religious superstition to conquer Egypt. Painting by Pierre-Marie Lenoir (1872) Credit: Wikimedia Commons Public Domain The cats that did not protect the ...
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90-foot underwater ‘pyramid’ could predate Egyptian landmarks and Stonehenge by thousands of years — and rewrite history, scientists say
A 90-foot “pyramid” submerged just off the coast of Japan is turning heads — and could shake up everything we thought we knew about ancient civilizations. Sitting 82 feet below sea level ...