CAIRO (AP).- The tombs of seven men, including several who served King Tutankhamen and his father, the pharaoh Akhenaten, were opened to tourists on Monday after restoration. Egypt’s minister of antiquities, Zahi Hawass, told reporters that the tombs i…
New Public Artwork Predicts the Death of the World’s Richest Billionaires
LONDON.- A new Artwork consisting of two large pyramids has appeared across from Tate Britain, displaying the names and projected life expectancies of the world’s richest billionaires. Produced by Robert Brown, MA Fine Art student at Chelsea Colle…
Plans by Architect Charles Burton for World’s First Skyscraper at Bonhams Gentleman’s Library Sale
LONDON.- An astonishing mid 19th century design for what would have been the world’s first skyscraper is for auction at Bonhams Gentleman’s Library Sale in London on 19 January. After the Great Exhibition of 1851, it was decided to move the C…
Plans by Architect Charles Burton for World’s First Skyscraper at Bonhams Gentleman’s Library Sale
LONDON.- An astonishing mid 19th century design for what would have been the world’s first skyscraper is for auction at Bonhams Gentleman’s Library Sale in London on 19 January. After the Great Exhibition of 1851, it was decided to move the C…
Two Pyramids at Santo Nombre Archaeological Site were Restored by INAH
PUEBLA.- Two 7 and 14 meters-high pyramidal structures that present similarities with the Teotihuacan architectural style were restored and consolidated at the Santo Nombre Archaeological Site, in Puebla, as part of the work focused on the opening of t…
Two Pyramids at Santo Nombre Archaeological Site were Restored by INAH
PUEBLA.- Two 7 and 14 meters-high pyramidal structures that present similarities with the Teotihuacan architectural style were restored and consolidated at the Santo Nombre Archaeological Site, in Puebla, as part of the work focused on the opening of t…
Vestiges of a Prehispanic Oven to Melt Copper Found in Zacatecas
MEXICO CITY.- The finding of vestiges of a Prehispanic oven used more than 800 years to melt copper was registered by archaeologist of the The National Institute of Anthropology and History(INAH) at El Teul Archaeological Zone, in Zacatecas, during exp…
Archeologists in Guatemala Discover King’s Well-Sealed Tomb that Yields Mayan Secrets
GUATEMALA CITY (REUTERS).- Archeologists in Guatemala have discovered a Mayan king’s tomb packed with a well-preserved hoard of carvings, ceramics and children’s bones that cast fresh light on the vanished civilization. Researchers uncovered the burial…
Sahure: Death and Life of a Great Pharaoh at Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung
FRANKFURT.- From June 24 to November 28, 2010 the Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung will present the exhibition “Sahure – Death and Life of a Great Pharaoh.” Ruling Egypt from about 2428 to 2416 BC, Sahure was a both politically and cultura…