Magical Texts Of The Ancient Near East And Egypt Examined Using A New Method
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Worn as a note in an amulet around the neck, deposited in a grave, or found as a manual in a scholar’s library: magical texts were once widespread. They were used, among other things, in the hope of gaining divine help in finding a partner, protection from adversaries and diseases, […]
Exceptionally Long-Lived Ancient Form Of Hydraulic Engineering Unearthed In The Nile Valley
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – An international team of researchers who discovered a vast network of stone walls along the River Nile in Egypt and Sudan say these mᴀssive “river groins” reveal an exceptionally long-lived form of hydraulic engineering in the Nile Valley, and shed light on connections between ancient Nubia and Egypt. The findings […]
Largest And Most Complete Ancient Egyptian Workshops Found In Saqqara
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists excavating in the Saqqara necropolis, Egypt, have unearthed two stunning embalming workshops. During a press conference, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced these workshops dedicated to humans and animals are the largest and most complete found to date. The archaeological excavation team also found two magnificent tombs and […]
Face Of Egyptian Man Who Lived 35,000 Years Ago Reconstructed
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Scientists have reconstructed the face of a man who lived 35,000 years ago in Egypt. His remains, an almost complete skeleton, with the exception of the distal parts of the feet and hands, were found at the Nazlet Khater 2 (NK2) site, located in the Nile Valley in 1980. At […]
Mysterious Ancient Egyptian Severed Hands Practice Investigated By Scientists
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Several severed hands have been discovered in three pits within a courtyard in front of the throne room of a 15th Dynasty (c.1640–1530 BC) Hyksos palace at Avaris/Tell el-Dab‘a in north-eastern Egypt. The severed right hands belonging to 12 individuals have been analyzed osteologically for the first time ever. Scientists hope […]
How Did An Ancient Egyptian Sarcophagus End Up Abandoned On A Street In London?
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – One can imagine losing a wallet, suitcase, shoe, or even some clothes, but how can an ancient Egyptian sarcophagus end up abandoned on the street in London, UK? The baffling incident occurred late in the evening on March 13, when a man who wishes to remain anonymous stumbled upon a […]
Archaeologists Dug For Evidence Of The Rosetta Stone’s Ancient Egyptian Rebellion – Here’s What They Found
AncientPages.com – The Rosetta Stone is not known for its content, but as a lexicon of Egyptian hieroglyphics. The decree inscribed on the stone, however, discusses a violent revolt—largely lost to history—that shaped the trajectory of western civilization. Had the young pharaoh Ptolemy V been overthrown, events like the Hasmonean revolt (which established a Jewish […]
Sphinx Statue With A Smiley Face And Two Dimples Unearthed In Qena, Egypt
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Ancient people understood a smile could brighten the day. That is a least what most think after the announcement a smiling sphinx has been discovered in the land of the Pharaohs. The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said in a press statement a sphinx statue “with a smiley face and […]
Long Mysterious Tunnel Discovered Inside The Khufu Pyramid
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Using modern scanning technology, scientists have located a long, mysterious, never-before-seen tunnel in the Khufu Pyramid in Egypt. Named after its builder, a Fourth Dynasty pharaoh who reigned from 2509 to 2483 B.C. they Pyramid Of Khufu is one of three pyramids that make up the Great Pyramids at Giza […]
Never-Before-Seen 16 Meters Long Ancient Egyptian Papyrus Unveiled To The Public
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Inscribed with pᴀssages from the Egyptian Book of the ᴅᴇᴀᴅ, the ancient Egyptian scroll known as the Waziri Papyrus I is over 16 meters long. The Book of the ᴅᴇᴀᴅ is an ancient Egyptian funerary text that contains declarations and spells to help the deceased in their afterlife. The ancient papyrus […]