Egypt
The Persian king Cambyses was a colourful character with quite a temper but how much is reality and how much is mythology has long been the question. Archaeologists have long searched for his 50 000 strong army which vanished in a sandstorm in 525 bc.
Archaeologists believe they have located the remains of the lost army yielding hundreds of bones and Achaemenid weapons and jewelry.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33791672/ns/technology_and_science-science/
Excellent video from discovery:
http://news.discovery.com/videos/archaeology-ancient-lost-army-found.html
- Discussion: Ancient Army May Bridge Iran-egypt Gap
PressTV A discovery in Egypt of the remains of an army led by the Persian King Cambyses II can lead to further Cairo-Tehran cultural cooperation, officials say. According to Aleddin Hassan-Youssef, head of the Egyptian interest section in Tehran, the...
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Heritage Key (Sean Williams) Remember the 'groundbreaking discovery' of Cambyses' lost Persian army a few weeks back, in the Western Desert of Egypt? Almost as soon as it had been announced, Zahi Hawass' Supreme Council of Antiquities...
- News: Press Release From Hawass Re Lost Army "find"
drhawass.com For those of you who would like an official announcement to which to link, the SCA's official statement regarding the alleged discovery of the Lost Army of Cambyses is now available on Zahi Hawass's site at the above page. The statement...
- Cambyses Ghost Army
This article is of particular interest on the reports that Herodotus wrote down that the Persian king Cambyses sent an army to the Siwa oasis to punish the priests who refused to legitimize his rule. Recently with the help of Discovery twin brothers...
- Cambyses Lost
Excellent article on the lost army of Cambyses and the twin brothers who are making the recent claims. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gary-s-chafetz/the-lost-armyfound-at-las_b_372293.html...
Egypt
Cambyses Lost Army
The Persian king Cambyses was a colourful character with quite a temper but how much is reality and how much is mythology has long been the question. Archaeologists have long searched for his 50 000 strong army which vanished in a sandstorm in 525 bc.
Archaeologists believe they have located the remains of the lost army yielding hundreds of bones and Achaemenid weapons and jewelry.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33791672/ns/technology_and_science-science/
Excellent video from discovery:
http://news.discovery.com/videos/archaeology-ancient-lost-army-found.html
- Discussion: Ancient Army May Bridge Iran-egypt Gap
PressTV A discovery in Egypt of the remains of an army led by the Persian King Cambyses II can lead to further Cairo-Tehran cultural cooperation, officials say. According to Aleddin Hassan-Youssef, head of the Egyptian interest section in Tehran, the...
- News: Iran Requests Unesco's Help Re Lost Army
Heritage Key (Sean Williams) Remember the 'groundbreaking discovery' of Cambyses' lost Persian army a few weeks back, in the Western Desert of Egypt? Almost as soon as it had been announced, Zahi Hawass' Supreme Council of Antiquities...
- News: Press Release From Hawass Re Lost Army "find"
drhawass.com For those of you who would like an official announcement to which to link, the SCA's official statement regarding the alleged discovery of the Lost Army of Cambyses is now available on Zahi Hawass's site at the above page. The statement...
- Cambyses Ghost Army
This article is of particular interest on the reports that Herodotus wrote down that the Persian king Cambyses sent an army to the Siwa oasis to punish the priests who refused to legitimize his rule. Recently with the help of Discovery twin brothers...
- Cambyses Lost
Excellent article on the lost army of Cambyses and the twin brothers who are making the recent claims. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gary-s-chafetz/the-lost-armyfound-at-las_b_372293.html...