CAIRO (AP).- Archaeologists have unearthed the upper part of a double limestone statue of a powerful pharaoh who ruled nearly 3,400 years ago, Egypt’s Ministry of Culture said Saturday. A ministry statement said the team of Egyptian archaeologists disc…
Extremely Rare 2,200-Year Old Gold Coin Uncovered by Excavations at Tell Kedesh
JERUSALEM.- The coin, which apparently served ritual purposes, depicts a queen — apparently Arsinoë II — wife of her brother Ptolemy II An extremely rare 2200-year old gold coin was uncovered recently in the excavations of the University of …
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…
Archaeologists in Egypt Find Ptolemaic-Era King Statue
CAIRO (AP).- Archaeologists in Egypt said Tuesday they have discovered a headless granite statue of an unidentified Ptolemaic-era king that is more than 2,000 years old. An Egyptian-Dominican team made the discovery at the temple of Taposiris Magna, west of the coastal city of Alexandria, said a statement from the Supreme Council of Antiquities. Alexandria was the seat of the Greek-speaking Ptolemaic Dynasty, which ruled Egypt for 300 years, until the suicide of Queen Cleopatra. The statue’s height is 53 inches (135 centimeters) and its width at the shoulders is 22 inches (55 centimeters). “The well-preserved statue may be among the most beautiful carvings in the ancient Egyptian style,” archaeology chief Zahi Hawass said. Hawass said the statue could belong to King Ptolemy IV and represented