Egypt
- Archaeologists Find Ancient Scarab In Jerusalem
Israel Hayom (Yori Yalon) Rare Egyptian artifact dates back to the 13th century B.C.E., the era when some scholars speculate the Exodus may have occurred • Scarab bears name, in Egyptian writing, of the sun god Amon-Ra, one of Egypt's most...
- New Book: Tausret
Oxford University Press Tausret. Forgotten Queen and Pharaoh of Egypt Edited by Richard H. Wilkinson Description One of only a few women who ruled ancient Egypt as a king during its thousands of years of history, Tausret was the last pharaoh...
- Ancient Egyptians In Arabia
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) The discovery of a hieroglyphic engraving in Saudi Arabia suggests that the ancient Egyptian empire extended further than previously recognised, reports Nevine El-Aref Archaeologists from the Saudi Commission for Tourism...
- More On The Ajax Palace Site
http://tinyurl.com/k985a An update re the Ajax Palace, from a press report by archaeologist Yiannis Lolos who found the site while hiking on the island of Salamis in 1999, and has excavated there for the last six years, with a little more about the Ramesses...
- More On The Oxyrhynchus Papyrii
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/04/0425_050425_papyrus.html "Salvaged from an ancient garbage dump in Egypt, the collection is kept at Oxford University in England. Known as the Oxyrhynchus Papyri, the collection includes writings by great...
Egypt
Ramesses II mark found at Trojan site
http://tinyurl.com/m3pbn
"Greek archaeologists have unearthed the remains of an ancient palace associated with Ajax the Great, a legendary warrior-king cited by Homer as a key participant in the Trojan War . . . . Among the discoveries were part of a Cyprus-made bronze talent, an ancient heavy unit of coinage, and a rare piece of armour stamped with the royal mark of Ramesses II the Great, an Egyptian Pharaoh of the 13th century BC."
The Mycenaen period palace is dated to the 13th century BC, and has been found on the island of Salamis, to the west of Athens. See the above item on the IOL website for more details about the discovery.
The Mycenaen period palace is dated to the 13th century BC, and has been found on the island of Salamis, to the west of Athens. See the above item on the IOL website for more details about the discovery.
- Archaeologists Find Ancient Scarab In Jerusalem
Israel Hayom (Yori Yalon) Rare Egyptian artifact dates back to the 13th century B.C.E., the era when some scholars speculate the Exodus may have occurred • Scarab bears name, in Egyptian writing, of the sun god Amon-Ra, one of Egypt's most...
- New Book: Tausret
Oxford University Press Tausret. Forgotten Queen and Pharaoh of Egypt Edited by Richard H. Wilkinson Description One of only a few women who ruled ancient Egypt as a king during its thousands of years of history, Tausret was the last pharaoh...
- Ancient Egyptians In Arabia
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) The discovery of a hieroglyphic engraving in Saudi Arabia suggests that the ancient Egyptian empire extended further than previously recognised, reports Nevine El-Aref Archaeologists from the Saudi Commission for Tourism...
- More On The Ajax Palace Site
http://tinyurl.com/k985a An update re the Ajax Palace, from a press report by archaeologist Yiannis Lolos who found the site while hiking on the island of Salamis in 1999, and has excavated there for the last six years, with a little more about the Ramesses...
- More On The Oxyrhynchus Papyrii
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/04/0425_050425_papyrus.html "Salvaged from an ancient garbage dump in Egypt, the collection is kept at Oxford University in England. Known as the Oxyrhynchus Papyri, the collection includes writings by great...