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- Missing Fragments Of Papyrus Found In Australia
ABC News With Video Missing fragments from the ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead have been uncovered deep in the stores of the Queensland Museum. The manuscript belonged to a high-ranking Egyptian official who lived in 1420 BC. It was believed...
- Discoveries Along Avenue Of Sphinxes
Discovery News (Rossella Lorenzi) With photo of Nilometer Egyptian archaeologists carrying routine excavations at the so-called “Avenue of Sphinxes,” have unearthed the remains of a 5th century Egyptian Christian church and a "nilometer," a structure...
- Egypt Archaeologists Find Ancient Painted Coffins
Yahoo! News A team of Egyptian archaeologists have discovered several painted wooden coffins, including some dating back to the 13th century BC rule of pharaoh Ramses II. "These coffins were found in the tombs of senior officials...
- Archaeologists Find Ancient Army Hq In Sinai
Reuters AlertNet (Jonathan Wright) Egyptian archaeologists have discovered what they say was the ancient headquarters of the Pharaonic army guarding the northeastern borders of Egypt for more than 1,500 years, the government said on Wednesday. The fortress...
- Ancient Egyptian Book From Irish Bog
An eighth century manuscript turned up four years ago in an Irish bog preserved by the chemicals in the peat. The manuscript known as the Faddan More Psalter has preserved about fifteen percent of its Latin contents which was created on papyrus with an...
Egypt
15th century manuscript found
A recent undated handout picture released by the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities shows a page of a manuscript dating back to the 15th century. The colored page was found on Jan. 20, with an Australian tourist in the port of Damietta, 220 km north of Cairo, according to the Supreme Council of Antiquities.
See the above page for the full-sized image.
- Missing Fragments Of Papyrus Found In Australia
ABC News With Video Missing fragments from the ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead have been uncovered deep in the stores of the Queensland Museum. The manuscript belonged to a high-ranking Egyptian official who lived in 1420 BC. It was believed...
- Discoveries Along Avenue Of Sphinxes
Discovery News (Rossella Lorenzi) With photo of Nilometer Egyptian archaeologists carrying routine excavations at the so-called “Avenue of Sphinxes,” have unearthed the remains of a 5th century Egyptian Christian church and a "nilometer," a structure...
- Egypt Archaeologists Find Ancient Painted Coffins
Yahoo! News A team of Egyptian archaeologists have discovered several painted wooden coffins, including some dating back to the 13th century BC rule of pharaoh Ramses II. "These coffins were found in the tombs of senior officials...
- Archaeologists Find Ancient Army Hq In Sinai
Reuters AlertNet (Jonathan Wright) Egyptian archaeologists have discovered what they say was the ancient headquarters of the Pharaonic army guarding the northeastern borders of Egypt for more than 1,500 years, the government said on Wednesday. The fortress...
- Ancient Egyptian Book From Irish Bog
An eighth century manuscript turned up four years ago in an Irish bog preserved by the chemicals in the peat. The manuscript known as the Faddan More Psalter has preserved about fifteen percent of its Latin contents which was created on papyrus with an...