NEW YORK, N.Y.- The rich cultures of ancient Nubia, located in present-day southern Egypt and northern Sudan, are the subject of an exhibition on view at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (ISAW) at New York University from March 11 throu…
Institute for the Study of the Ancient World Exhibition Opens Window onto Little-Known Cultures of Ancient Nubia
NEW YORK, N.Y.- The rich cultures of ancient Nubia, located in present-day southern Egypt and northern Sudan, are the subject of an exhibition on view at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (ISAW) at New York University from March 11 throu…
Archaeologists in Egypt Unearth Twelve More Sphinx Statues Along the Ancient Avenue
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…
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…