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Quarters, Warehouses, Weapons, and a Bronze Sword of Ramesses II Discovered in the Fort That Protected Northern Egypt from the Sea Peoples

An Egyptian archaeological mission, led by Dr. Ahmed Said El-Kharadly of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, has discovered a series of mudbrick architectural units, including military barracks for soldiers and storage rooms for weapons, food, and provisions from the New Kingdom era. These findings were made during ongoing excavations at the site of Tell Al-Abqain, […]

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First and largest Egyptian astronomical observatory of the 6th century BC discovered in Kafr El-Sheikh

Archaeologists in Egypt have made an interesting discovery at the ancient temple of Buto in Tell El-Fara’in, Kafr El-Sheikh province. An Egyptian archaeological mission from the Supreme Council of Antiquities has unearthed what is believed to be the first and largest astronomical observatory from the 6th century B.C. This extraordinary find highlights the advanced knowledge […]

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The Silver Treasure of Megiddo is the First Material Evidence of Thutmose III’s Military Campaign in the Mid-15th Century BC

A forgotten discovery for almost a century might shed new light on the ancient history of the Near East. A team of researchers from the University of Haifa analyzed a silver treasure found during excavations by the University of Chicago at Megiddo, in present-day Israel, in the early 1930s. Their study’s results suggest that this […]

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Inscriptions and Reliefs of Pharaohs from the New Kingdom and the Late Period, Discovered under the Waters of the Nile in Aswan

The joint Egyptian-French archaeological mission has made a significant discovery under the waters of the Nile in Aswan. The mission, composed of the Supreme Council of Antiquities of Egypt and Paul Valéry University Montpellier, and led by Dr. Chris Crassion, has found inscriptions and reliefs of important pharaohs, including Amenhotep III, Thutmose IV, Psamtik II, […]

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33 Tombs with Mummies of Young People and Newborns Discovered Around the Aga Khan Mausoleum, West of Aswan

The joint Egyptian-Italian archaeological mission, operating around the Aga Khan Mausoleum, west of Aswan, has made a remarkable discovery by unearthing several previously unknown family tombs dating back to the Late, Greek, and Roman periods, according to Dr. Mohammed Ismail Khaled, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities. This discovery is highly significant as […]

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The Best Preserved Temple in Egypt Was Saved Because It Was Buried 12 Meters Under the Sand

When Auguste Mariette, who had been sent eight years earlier by the Louvre Museum to Egypt in search of ancient manuscripts, was appointed Conservator of Monuments by the Egyptian government in 1858, he initiated a frenetic excavation activity. In 1860 alone, he directed more than 35 new excavations while also maintaining the ones already started. […]

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Amyrtaeus, the Only Pharaoh of the Unique 28th Egyptian Dynasty That Ended Persian Domination

Although it is difficult to establish an exact number due to periods of significant political confusion, it is generally agreed that around three hundred pharaohs reigned over Ancient Egypt, spread across thirty-three dynasties. Of these, the most unique was likely the 28th, literally so, since it had only one ruler: Psamtik V, better known as […]