AncientPages.com – Earlier this month, archaeologists found a granite sarcophagus and a marble bust in a tomb during excavation work on private land in Sidi Gaber, Alexandria, Egypt. As Ancient Pages reported, the sarcophagus dates back to the Ptolemaic period 2,000 years
AncientPages.com – A 1,700-year-old Roman marble bust has been unearthed during excavations in the ancient city of Soli Pompeiopolis in the southern province of Mersin’s Mezitli district, Turkey. The bust is believed to depict a Roman aristocrat or commander who lived
AncientPages.com – A mummy workshop that dates back more than 2500 years and the 30-meter-deep shaft, a host of burial chambers with several mummies, sarcophagi and wooden coffins, have been discovered at Saqqara necropolis south of Cairo, Egypt. Egyptian Streets reports
AncientPages.com – Archaeologists excavating in Saqqara, Egypt have discovered a gilded mask on a mummy of a priest. The find dating to the Saite-Persian period (664-404 BCE) has been labeled a sensation. Very few similar ancient masks are known to exist.
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Since the 16th century, Basel has been home to a mysterious papyrus. With mirror writing on both sides, it has puzzled generations of researchers. A research team from the University of Basel has now discovered that
AncientPages.com – A previously undiscovered henge or monument located close to the 5,000 year old Newgrange monument in County Meath in Ireland’s East Coast has been detected by Anthony Murphy and Ken Williams who flew a drone over the area, reports
AncientPages.com – A treasure of 15 large bronze coins dated to 3rd century B.C. was found intact, at the Vulci archaeological site, reports ANSA’s news agency. Most probably, the coins were stored in a leather bag and discovered above the closing
AncientPages.com – Hundreds of ancient rock paintings have been discovered in the Swaga Swag reserve in the Kondoa region in central Tanzania. Many of the rock art include depictions of animals, meteors and comets are several thousand years old, according to
AncientPages.com – The ancient entrance gate to the Biblical city of Zer (also known as Bethsaida) in Israel, has been unearthed during two fruitful weeks of excavations in the Golan Heights, Israel. The ancient fishing village, Zer (Bethsaida ) is mentioned
AncientPages.com – Researchers report they have discovered the first giant dinosaur that inhabited the planet more than 200 million years ago. It exceeds three times the size of the largest Triassic dinosaurs known to date. The find was made at the
AncientPages.com – Mosaics discovered by Carolina archaeologist provide clues on life in an ancient Galilean Jewish village The discoveries indicate villagers flourished under early fifth-century Christian rule, contradicting a widespread view that Jewish settlement in the region declined during that period Recent
AncientPages.com – A granite sarcophagus and a marble bust were found in a tomb during excavation work on private land in Sidi Gaber, Alexandria, reports Ahram Online. The black sarcophagus was unearthed 16 feet (5 meters) underground at the site and
AncientPages.com – During restoration work being carried out on the eastern side of the King Djoser Step Pyramid in Saqqara, archaeologists discovered a statuette of Osiris, reports Ahram Online. According to head of the Saqqara archaeological site, Sabri Farag, the statuette
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Pömmelte is the German version of Stonehenge. This ancient monument located in in Saxony, eastern Germany, is in many ways similar to its British counterpart. However, latest archaeological discovery reveals Pömmelte has a very dark
AncientPages.com – Traditionally, it was widely believed that beer in Mesopotamia was consumed communally from large jars using long, bendy straws. A new research indicates that by 1400 BC beer drinking had become an individual experience using drinking cups and goblets
AncientPages.com – Four canopic jars dating to the 26th Dynasty have been unearthed in a tomb located in the South Asasif necropolis on Luxor’s west bank., reports Ahram Online. Archaeologists in an Egyptian-American mission led by Elena Pischikova and Fathy Yassin say the jars
