The newly discovered city was built more than 3,400 years ago during the opulent reign of Amenhotep III, one of Egypt’s most powerful pharaohs.
Tag: Archaeology and Anthropology
Archaeologists Unearth ‘Ancient Egyptian Pompeii’
The newly discovered city was built more than 3,400 years ago during the opulent reign of Amenhotep III, one of Egypt’s most powerful pharaohs.
Glimpses of Sudan’s Forgotten Pyramids
Desecrated by plunderers, threatened by floodwaters and largely overshadowed by their Egyptian counterparts, Sudan’s ancient archaeological sites may finally be poised to receive broader recognition.
George Bass, Archaeologist of the Ocean Floor, Dies at 88
He was called the father of underwater archaeology, finding treasures in shipwrecks around the world that illuminated ancient history.
Long-Lost Mosaic From a ‘Floating Palace’ of Caligula Returns Home
A 2,000-year-old artifact that had ended up in the home of a Manhattan antiquities dealer is now in an Italian museum.
How to Pretend You’re in the Riviera Maya, Mexico, Today
You might not be able to travel on spring break this year, but you can immerse yourself in Maya culture from home.
Neanderthals Listened to the World Much Like Us
A reconstructed Neanderthal ear adds a new piece to the puzzle of whether the early humans could speak.
Was Stonehenge a ‘Secondhand’ Monument?
The Neolithic site appears to have begun as a monument in Wales that was dismantled and carried 175 miles east as part of a larger migration, a new study suggests.
In Beleaguered Babylon, Doing Battle Against Time, Water and Modern Civilization
The ancient city of Babylon is a World Heritage Site, but it faces threats old and new. As some of its walls crumble, preservationists are fighting to preserve the past.
Archaeologists Find a Mummy With a Golden Tongue
The tongue, found at a temple on the outskirts of Alexandria, Egypt, was probably meant to help the deceased speak in the afterlife, experts said.