Sarcophagus Of King Ramses II’s Head Of Treasury Found In Saqqara, Giza
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Excavations in Saqqara, Giza in Egypt continue to be successful. This time the science team unearthed the sarcophagus of King Ramses II’s head of treasury, who was responsible for the offerings to all gods of Lower and Upper Egypt. Ramesses II is today widely recognized as the greatest and most […]
Discovery Of Queen Neferтιтi’s Mummy Will Be Announced Next Month – Zahi Hawᴀss Says
Conny Waters -– AncientPages.com – Queen Neferтιтi was the most powerful woman of her time and one of ancient Egypt’s most mysterious historical people. There is still much we don’t know about her and her sudden disappearance after being elevated to near-equal status by King Akhenaten. As previously mentioned on Ancient Pages, Queen Neferтιтi was of […]
Evidence The Khufu Channel Aided The Construction Of The Giza Pyramids Found – Scientists Say
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The pyramids of Giza consтιтute one of the world’s most iconic cultural landscapes and have fascinated humanity for thousands of years. How these ancient monuments were built has been debated for years. An international team of scientists has now announced they have found evidence that the Khufu branch of the […]
3,000-Year-Old Ancient Egyptian Artifact Seized By US Agents In Memphis
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – US Agents in Memphis have seized a precious ancient artifact. The 3,000-year-old Egyptian artifact was hidden in a canopic jar lid of a funeral deity named Imsety. “Canopic jars were ritual vessels containing internal organs removed from the deceased’s body during mummification. This pH๏τo provided by U.S. Customs and Border […]
The Gold Compartment At Habu Temple Looks Magnificent After Restoration
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Situated in Luxor, about 6 km from the Valley of the Kings, the Habu Temple is one of the most important Egyptian temples. Pharaoh Ramses III built the magnificent mortuary temple with intricate relief carvings and shrines. The Habu temple after restoration. Credit: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities Inside the […]
Howard Carter Stole Tutankhamun’s Treasures – Previously Unpublished Letter Reveals
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – The discovery of King Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922 was an archaeological sensation. When British archaeologist Howard Carter found King Tut’s tomb in Luxor’s Valley of the Kings it was intact and packed with antiquities, including Tutankhamun’s world-famous golden mask. Howard Carter entered King Tutankhamen’s burial chamber and found a series […]
Two Giant Limestone Sphinxes Of Pharaoh AmenH๏τep III And A Statue Of Goddess Sekhmet Discovered In Luxor
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – While carrying out recent restoration works on the statues of Memnon and the “Temple of Millions of Years” on the western mainland in Luxor, southern Egypt, a German-Egyptian archaeology team has uncovered two giant limestones sphinxes depicting an ancient Pharaoh. Credit: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities The Ministry of Tourism […]
4,500-Year-Old Lost ‘Sun Temple’ Dedicated To God Ra Unearthed In Abu Gorab Necropolis
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – A joint Polish- Italian archaeological mission excavating at the temple of King Nyuserre in the Abu Gorab necropolis north of Abusir made an important discovery. Archaeologists believe they have probably found the remains of a milk-brick building below the temple, which preliminary studies suggest may be one of the four lost […]
Unraveling Pharaohs’ True Knowledge Of Hieroglyphs – Could All Pharaohs Read And Write?
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Magnificent ancient Egyptian tombs covered with mysterious hieroglyphs telling incredible stories of the Pharaohs and the rise and fall of great dynasties captivate archaeologists, historians, and the public alike. It is only relatively recently that modern science has learned more about the secrets written on the walls of ancient Egyptian […]
Why Did People Start Eating Egyptian Mummies? The Weird And Wild Ways Mummy Fever Swept Through Europe
AncientPages.com – Why did people think cannibalism was good for their health? The answer offers a glimpse into the zaniest crannies of European history, at a time when Europeans were obsessed with Egyptian mummies. Credit: Wikimedia Driven first by the belief that ground-up and tinctured human remains could cure anything from bubonic plague to a […]