Egypt, 4300 year old pyramid found (video)

VIDEO: Egypt the sustainable culture, a new pyramid discovery Saqqara - Egypt " Archaeologists have discovered a new pyramid under the sands of Saqqara, an ancient burial site that remains largely unexplored and...

£1.5m statue of Kate Moss unveiled

British Super model Kate Moss has been in news for all reasons. She has also been on the covers of glossy magazines and also the topic for a pop -art. But now she has been immortalised into 18 carat gold...

DNA tests to study mummy fetuses in King Tut tomb

"Egyptian scientists are carrying out DNA tests on two mummified fetuses found in the tomb of King Tutankhamun to determine whether they are the young pharaoh's offspring, the antiquities authority said Wednesday. The two tiny female fetuses, between...

Moslem Damage to Jerusalem's Temple Mount

"The Latest Damage to Antiquities on the Temple Mount Nadav Shragai In the summer of 1999, the Waqf undertook renovations on the galleries beneath the Al-Aqsa Mosque, what is known as "old Al-Aqsa." They...

Who's Your Mummy? Awaiting DNA Confirmation for First Female Pharoah(AP)

Having previously declared their mummified find to be the remains of Hatshepsut, archaeologists are hoping that DNA testing will back up their claim... but results are slower to emerge than some forensics shows...

Egypt to restrict visits to Tutankhamun tomb

"Sun 11 Nov 2007, 13:10 GMT CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt will limit the number of visitors to the tomb of the Pharaoh Tutankhamun to 400 a day from December 1 and close it from May 2008 for restoration work on the wall paintings, the government said on Sunday. A statement...

Artifacts evidence first Jewish Temple in Jerusalem

These findings are significant in both their politcal and theological implicationss. "Archaeologists have uncovered artifacts under Jerusalem's contested Al Aqsa mosque compound that may shed light on the first...

King Tut's Mummy to Be Displayed for 1st Time

"The mummy of King Tutankhamun will soon go on display for the first time, exposing the bare face of the boy king, Egyptian officials have announced. The mummy will be removed from its sarcophagus and placed in a...

Controvery Simmers Over Temple Mount Dig

The complexity of protecting antiquities claimed as sacred by warring religions is demonstrated by these  report sabout a dig at Temple Mount in Israel. The quoted article from the Jerusalem Post...

Thieves Lead to Discovery of Egypt Tombs

Saqqara, Egypt - The arrest of tomb robbers led archaeologists to the graves of three royal dentists, protected by a curse and hidden in the desert sands for thousands of years in the shadow of Egypt's most...

Iran's hidden treasures - special report - news - channel4.com

Well over a thousand years before Islam, there was another and very different culture here. If Iran seems enigmatic, little understood by outsiders - its people have never been short of self-regard and they are...

Egyptian temple yields 17 statues of lion-headed goddess

Pharaoh Amenhotep III ruled from around 1390 to 1350 B.C.

ancient tunnels found at Israeli dig site

2,000 year old underground tunnels uncovered in Israel. Copy & Click this URL: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/health/bal-hs.briefs17bmar17,0,6096105.story?track=rss  

Cairo Boast Ancient Sun Temple Discovery

Egypt's antiquities chief said Sunday, Archaeologists discovered a pharaonic sun temple with large statues believed to be of King Ramses II under an outdoor marketplace in Cairo. Zahi Hawass told The Associated Press, the partially uncovered site is the largest sun temple...

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