CAIRO (AP).- Egypt’s antiquities department says archaeologists have unearthed 12 more sphinx statues along the ancient avenue connecting Luxor and Karnak temples. The discovery was made in a newly excavated section of the Avenue of the Sphinxes, mos…
Archaeologists in Jordan Unearth 3,000-Year-Old Iron Age Temple with a Trove of Figurines
AMMAN (AP).-— Archaeologists in Jordan have unearthed a 3,000-year-old Iron Age temple with a trove of figurines of ancient deities and circular clay vessels used for religious rituals, officials said Wednesday. The head of the Jordanian Antiquiti…
Egypt’s Antiquities Department Announces Discovery of 3,500-Year-Old Oasis Trading Post
CAIRO (AP).- Egypt’s antiquities department announced Wednesday the discovery of a 3,500-year-old settlement in a desert oasis, showing the existence of vibrant desert trade routes that stretched from the Mediterranean down into Sudan from the early da…
Egypt’s Antiquities Department Announces Discovery of 3,500-Year-Old Oasis Trading Post
CAIRO (AP).- Egypt’s antiquities department announced Wednesday the discovery of a 3,500-year-old settlement in a desert oasis, showing the existence of vibrant desert trade routes that stretched from the Mediterranean down into Sudan from the early da…
Stolen Greek Statue Confiscated in Canada to Return Home to Egypt
CAIRO (AP).- The Egyptian antiquities department says a stolen Greek-era statue that was confiscated in Canada is on its way home. Thursday’s statement said the marble bust was seized by Canadian customs after it was illegally brought into the country…
Egyptian Archaeologists Find Evidence of Unfinished Ancient Tomb
CAIRO (AP).- Egyptian archaeologists who have completed excavations on an unfinished ancient tunnel believe it was meant to connect a 3,300-year-old pharaoh’s tomb with a secret burial site, the antiquities department said Wednesday. Egyptian chief arc…
Archaeological Team’s Radar Reveals Extent of Buried Ancient Egypt City
CAIRO (AP).- An Austrian archaeological team has used radar imaging to determine the extent of the ruins of the one time 3,500-year-old capital of Egypt’s foreign occupiers, said the antiquities department Sunday. Egypt was ruled for a century from 166…