Egypt
This is a short update from Dr. Zahi Hawass on the recent work done excavating the temple with the assistance of Dominican archaeologist Kathleen Martinez.
- So Where Are Anthony And Cleopatra?
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) Advance warning - Indiana Jones reference. Cleopatra's curse hung over the ancient city of Taposiris Magna, 50km west of Alexandria, where excavators combed the sand last Saturday looking for her resting place with...
- Field Work: Cleopatra - Still Looking
Heritage News (Sean Williams) With video interview (3 minutes 28 seconds) with Kathleen Martinez who explains the background to her involvement showing some great shots of Taposiris Magna and some of the artefacts found. She also explains her reasoning...
- Video - The Search For Antony And Cleopatra
drhawass.com The temple of Taposiris Magna, founded about 2,200 years ago during the reign of Ptolemy IV lies about 50 kilometers west of the city of Alexandria. The joint Egyptian-Dominican mission has been working here for about three years.Excavations...
- Discovery Of New Cemetery Outside Temple Of Taposiris Magna
drhawass.com A radar survey of the temple of Taposiris Magna, west of Alexandria, Egypt, was completed last month as part of the search for the tomb of Cleopatra and Mark Antony. The Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) expedition excavating the temple...
- 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
Taposiris Magna
This is a short update from Dr. Zahi Hawass on the recent work done excavating the temple with the assistance of Dominican archaeologist Kathleen Martinez.
- So Where Are Anthony And Cleopatra?
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) Advance warning - Indiana Jones reference. Cleopatra's curse hung over the ancient city of Taposiris Magna, 50km west of Alexandria, where excavators combed the sand last Saturday looking for her resting place with...
- Field Work: Cleopatra - Still Looking
Heritage News (Sean Williams) With video interview (3 minutes 28 seconds) with Kathleen Martinez who explains the background to her involvement showing some great shots of Taposiris Magna and some of the artefacts found. She also explains her reasoning...
- Video - The Search For Antony And Cleopatra
drhawass.com The temple of Taposiris Magna, founded about 2,200 years ago during the reign of Ptolemy IV lies about 50 kilometers west of the city of Alexandria. The joint Egyptian-Dominican mission has been working here for about three years.Excavations...
- Discovery Of New Cemetery Outside Temple Of Taposiris Magna
drhawass.com A radar survey of the temple of Taposiris Magna, west of Alexandria, Egypt, was completed last month as part of the search for the tomb of Cleopatra and Mark Antony. The Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) expedition excavating the temple...
- 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...