Egypt
A Ptolemaic temple has been found at Kom el Dikka area in Alexandria, the temple was discovered along with hundreds of statues. The temple is dedicated by queen Berenike wife of king Ptolemy III (246-222 bc).
- Earliest Ever Civil Roman Basilica Found Outside Alexandria
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref) With three photos. At Al-Baron area in Semouha district, south of Alexandria, an Egyptian archaeological mission has discovered several significant monuments and artefacts that will help in the writing of the history of the...
- Headless Statue Found In Taposiris Magna
Discovery News (Rossella Lorenzi) With photo. A headless granite statue of a Ptolemaic king has emerged from the ruins of an ancient Egyptian limestone temple believed to be the burial site of Queen Cleopatra and her lover Mark Antony. According to a...
- In The Field: Temple Of Berenike Discovered At Kom El Dikka
drhawass.com Press Release. With photos. An archaeological mission of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) led by Dr. Mohamed Abdel Maqsoud, Head of Antiquities of Lower Egypt, discovered the remains of a temple of Queen Berenike, the wife of king...
- Saturday Trivia
http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/sports/outdoors/14556294.htmThere's only one piece of trivia today. This is to be found in a meteorology piece about the constellation Coma Berenices, and contains the piece of trivia knowledge that Coma Berenices...
- Buried At The Temple
This is a roundup of the recent excavations going on at the temple of Taposiris Magna by an Egyptian Dominican team including the discovery of a headless statue of a King with the cartouche of Ptolemy IV. The article also speculates about the burial of...
Egypt
New Temple Found
A Ptolemaic temple has been found at Kom el Dikka area in Alexandria, the temple was discovered along with hundreds of statues. The temple is dedicated by queen Berenike wife of king Ptolemy III (246-222 bc).
- Earliest Ever Civil Roman Basilica Found Outside Alexandria
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref) With three photos. At Al-Baron area in Semouha district, south of Alexandria, an Egyptian archaeological mission has discovered several significant monuments and artefacts that will help in the writing of the history of the...
- Headless Statue Found In Taposiris Magna
Discovery News (Rossella Lorenzi) With photo. A headless granite statue of a Ptolemaic king has emerged from the ruins of an ancient Egyptian limestone temple believed to be the burial site of Queen Cleopatra and her lover Mark Antony. According to a...
- In The Field: Temple Of Berenike Discovered At Kom El Dikka
drhawass.com Press Release. With photos. An archaeological mission of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) led by Dr. Mohamed Abdel Maqsoud, Head of Antiquities of Lower Egypt, discovered the remains of a temple of Queen Berenike, the wife of king...
- Saturday Trivia
http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/sports/outdoors/14556294.htmThere's only one piece of trivia today. This is to be found in a meteorology piece about the constellation Coma Berenices, and contains the piece of trivia knowledge that Coma Berenices...
- Buried At The Temple
This is a roundup of the recent excavations going on at the temple of Taposiris Magna by an Egyptian Dominican team including the discovery of a headless statue of a King with the cartouche of Ptolemy IV. The article also speculates about the burial of...