Egypt
Archaeology
The Mysterious Floating Pyramid of Egypt
The location of the entrance to Egypt's only 'floating' pyramid, named after Egyptian Pharaoh Senusret II, stumped archaeologists for more than half a century, but what was found in the nearby workers' village is the real story.
Situated at El...
Archaeology
Egypt Clads Pyramid in Granite in a Controversial Project
Egypt is renovating an ancient pyramid using granite blocks in a project that has been criticized by experts and likened to "straightening the Tower of Pisa."
The granite blocks are being installed at the Pyramid of Menkaure, the smallest of...
History
Ancient Goddess With a ‘Tear’ Found in Gaza
When a farmer in the Gaza Strip discovered the head of a 4,500-year-old ancient goddess statue, it sparked a new interest in Canaanite history.
Archaeologists dubbed it the "tear goddess" due to a tear-shaped mark under her eye, according to...
History
5 Ancient Monuments that are Astronomically Aligned
There are several ancient monuments showing that our predecessors possessed knowledge of astronomy and used it for practical purposes.
Ancient Greece
Temple of Greek Goddess Aphrodite Found Underwater at Heracleion, Egypt
A temple of the Greek goddess Aphrodite and another for the Egyptian god Amun was found off Heracleion on Egypt’s Mediterranean coast by a team of archaeologists.
The team of researchers explored the ancient port city of Thonis-Heracleion in the...
Ancient Greece
The Ancient Greek Who Invented the World’s First Steam Turbine
Heron of Alexandria was an ancient Greek inventor of mechanical devices, mathematician, engineer, and geometer whose inventions include the first steam turbine.
Heron lived during Hellenistic times in Alexandria, Egypt, which was part of the Roman Empire at the time....
Africa
Historic St. Catherine’s Monastery on Mount Sinai
Saint Catherine's Monastery at the foot of Mount Sinai in the town of Saint Catherine, Egypt is one of the most important Christian monasteries in the world
Tourism
The 25 Stops of Jesus and the Holy Family in Egypt
Twenty-five locations in Egypt make up the trail that Joseph, Mary and infant Jesus followed as they fled King Herod's soldiers.
Ancient Greece
Tomb With Greek Mummy Unearthed in Aswan, Egypt
A Greco-Roman-era tomb with a Greek mummy was unearthed recently in Aswan, Egypt. In an extremely unusual discovery, the archaeologists found a copper plaque with the man's name—Nikostratos—near his body.
The amazing find was made as part of excavations undertaken...
Ancient Greece
The Mysterious Emerald Tablet of Thoth and the Secrets of the Universe
The legendary Emerald Tablet is said to be a tablet of emerald or green stone inscribed with the secrets of the universe.